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{{Short description|Indian police officer (1972–2020)}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Assistant sub-inspector of police|ASI]]
| name = Babu Ram
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]
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| birth_place = Dharana, [[Poonch district, India|Poonch district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], [[India]]<ref name=":0" />
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| death_place = Pantha Chowk, [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
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[[Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police|Assistant Sub-inspector]] '''Babu Ram''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASI gets Ashok Chakra, Altaf Bhat Kirti Chakra, Shahbaz Ahmad Shauraya Chakra - Kashmir Times|url=http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=112223|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.kashmirtimes.com}}</ref> (1972–2020)<ref name=":0" /> was a [[Police Officer]] of the [[Special Operations Group (India)|Special Operations Group]] (SOG) [[Srinagar]], who was awarded the highest peace time gallantry award, the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-15|title=In a first, J&K Police gets all three top peacetime gallantry awards|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-a-first-jk-police-gets-all-three-top-peacetime-gallantry-awards-7454192/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-a-first-jk-police-gets-all-three-top-peacetime-gallantry-awards-7454192/|archive-date=2021-08-15|access-date=2021-08-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Abrol|first=Vikash|title=Jammu Kashmir: इतने वीर थे शहीद ASI Babu Ram, 14 मुठभेड़ों में 28 दुर्दांत आतंकी कमांडरों को मार गिराया|url=https://www.jagran.com/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-martyr-asi-babu-ram-played-a-key-role-in-killing-28-dreaded-terrorist-commanders-in-14-encounters-jagran-special-21929294.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.jagran.com/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu-martyr-asi-babu-ram-played-a-key-role-in-killing-28-dreaded-terrorist-commanders-in-14-encounters-jagran-special-21929294.html|archive-date=2021-08-14|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-14|title=Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel awarded top gallantry awards, including Ashok Chakra|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-police-personnel-awarded-top-gallantry-awards-including-ashok-chakra-101628953562954.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-police-personnel-awarded-top-gallantry-awards-including-ashok-chakra-101628953562954.html|archive-date=2021-08-14|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ram was born on May 15, 1972 in Dharana village in the [[Poonch district, India|Poonch district]] of [[Jammu]] region's Mendhar district, had aspired to join the armed services since he was a child.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=J&K Cop Babu Ram Conferred With Ashok Chakra Posthumously|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/j-k-cop-babu-ram-conferred-with-ashok-chakra-posthumously-2510645|access-date=2021-08-16|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=|title=ASI in JK Police Babu Ram gets India's highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/asi-jk-police-babu-ram-151559584.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-21|website=in.news.yahoo.com|publisher=[[Press Trust of India]]|language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Police career==
After completing his education, he was assigned as a constable in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police|J&K Police]] in 1999. On July 27, 2002, he was assigned to the [[Special Operations Group (India)|Special Operations Group]] (SOG) in [[Srinagar]], where he participated in numerous anti-terror operations in which a number of hardcore terrorists were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ani|date=2021-08-15|title=Jammu and Kashmir Police to receive Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra together this year {{!}} english.lokmat.com|url=https://english.lokmat.com/national/jammu-and-kashmir-police-to-receive-ashok-chakra-kirti-chakra-shaurya-chakra-together-this-year/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://english.lokmat.com/national/jammu-and-kashmir-police-to-receive-ashok-chakra-kirti-chakra-shaurya-chakra-together-this-year/|archive-date=2021-08-15|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Lokmat English|language=en}}</ref> During his time in the anti-insurgency unit he took part in 14 battles in which 28 terrorists were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=ASI in JK Police Babu Ram gets India's highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/asi-in-jk-police-babu-ram-gets-indias-highest-peacetime-gallantry-award-ashoka-chakra-297604|access-date=2021-08-16|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

Babu Ram was a frequent frontrunner in counter-terrorist operations and he also received a premature promotion for his gallantry and conscientiousness.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title='Will join army and fight to end terror in Kashmir': 15-year-old son of ASI killed in anti-terror opps|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/will-join-army-and-fight-to-end-terror-in-kashmir-15-year-old-son-of-asi-killed-in-anti-terror-opps-880523.html|access-date=2021-08-16|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

== Gallantly Action ==
[[Jammu and Kashmir Police|J&K Police]] officers and security forces were checking vehicles travelling through Pantha-Chowk. Three terrorists then arrived on a moped and attacked a [[paramilitary]] force member who was standing by the highway, taking his weapon and opening fire on the police and security forces indiscriminately. After the attack, the terrorists entered Dhobhi Mohalla in Pantha-Chowk. Immediately, the area was cordoned off and search operation was launched. ASI Ram was part of the advance party who launched an assault against holed up terrorists, the terrorists then opened fire at the joint search party, triggering an encounter. The encounter ended with the elimination of three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including a commander. However, Ram was killed in this exchange.
<ref>{{Cite web|title=J&K cop honoured posthumously with Ashoka Chakra - India's highest peacetime gallantry award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/j-k-cop-honoured-posthumously-ashoka-chakra-india-highest-peacetime-gallantry-award-1840915-2021-08-14|access-date=2021-08-16|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-14|title=Babu Ram, J&K Cop Conferred with Ashok Chakra Posthumously, Was Part of 14 Encounters|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/babu-ram-jk-cop-conferred-with-ashok-chakra-posthumously-was-part-of-14-encounters-4086830.html|access-date=2021-08-16|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wreath laying ceremony of ASI Babu Ram performed in Srinagar|url=https://www.zee5.com/global/news/details/wreath-laying-ceremony-of-asi-babu-ram-performed-in-srinagar/0-0-newsauto_1b7g1nldjf40|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.zee5.com}}</ref>

== Ashok Chakra ==
On India's 75th Independence Day, the President of India posthumously awarded him the Ashok Chakra for his excellence, bravery, conscientiousness, and devotion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of honours & awards approved by President Shri Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of Independence Day 2021|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1745832|access-date=2021-08-16|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Excelsior|first=Daily|date=2021-08-16|title=Valour of martyr ASI Babu Ram recognized by awarding Ashoka Chakra: Family|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/valour-of-martyr-asi-babu-ram-recognized-by-awarding-ashoka-chakra-family/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/valour-of-martyr-asi-babu-ram-recognized-by-awarding-ashoka-chakra-family/|archive-date=2021-08-16|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|language=en-US}}</ref> His family members were presented the award by the [[President of India]] on [[Republic Day 2022]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/pbns_india/status/1486203636401287173|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Ashoka Chakra award recipients}}'''[https://hindiyojna.in/asi-babu-ram-biography-in-hindi/ ASI Babu RAM Biography in Hindi - https://hindiyojna.in/asi-babu-ram-biography-in-hindi/]{{Authority control}}'''

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[[Category:1972 births]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)]]
[[Category:Ashoka Chakra]]
[[Category:People from Poonch district, India]]

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