J&K's Payal Devi conferred bravery award posthumously

January 24, 2017 09:12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conferred the National Bravery Award ahead of Republic Day to Jammu and Kashmir's Payal Devi posthumously, acknowledging her act of valour.

Payal Devi, who was a class 8th student of Government Middle School, Ramban, is the only child from Jammu and Kashmir to be awarded posthumously.

Payal lost her life in an unsuccessful bid to save her 6-year-old niece Shivali and a 14-year-old boy Rakesh Kumar on seeing them being washed away in the turbulent Ladhwal nallah near her house following a cloud burst on May 12, 2016.

She leaves behind three sisters and two brothers.

Her father and brother, who work as private labourers, received theaward in Delhi from the prime minister.

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