Ummed Singh MahraCaptain Ummed Singh Mahra was a posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.Early lifeCaptain Ummed was born in a Kumaoni Rajput family in Almora, born in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. In 1967 he graduated from the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 19 battalion of the Rajputana Rifles on 11 June. He was promoted lieutenant on 11 June 1969.ActionIn July 1971, as an acting captain, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in Nagaland. Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents. He scummed to his injuries after returning from the raid. He was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.