Pramod Kumar Satapathy

Assistant Commandant
Pramod Kumar Satapathy
AC
Assistant Commandant Pramod Kumar Satapathy AC
	Smt. Amita Satpathy receiving Ashoka Chakra awarded to her husband Shri Pramod Kumar Satpathy (Posthumous) from the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, during the 60th Republic Day Parade-2009, in New Delhi
Born	Odisha, India
Died	15 February 2008; Nayagarh, Odisha, India
Spouse	Amita Satpathy
	Police career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Odisha Police
Rank	Assistant Commandant
Awards	Ashoka Chakra

Born

Odisha, India

Died15 February 2008

Nayagarh, Odisha, India

SpouseAmita Satpathy

Allegiance

India

Pramod Kumar Satapathy, AC was the Assistant Commandant of the Special Operation Group of Odisha Special Armed Police, which comes under India's Odisha Police who was awarded India's highest peace time gallantry award Ashoka Chakra.

On the night of 15 February 2008, about 500 armed naxalites attacked the police at various locations in and around Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India. On hearing this news, Shri Satapathy along with just 20 available police personnel reached inside the jungle in Nayagarh and launched an assault on the hiding militants. In the ensuing encounter, Shri Satapathy bravely led the operations but ultimately got killed in action.^[1]

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† Posthumous; ^ Civilian; * Non-Indian

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