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Their names have been forwarded by the Defence Ministry for the top honour as a tribute to the deceased, sources said in Delhi on Tuesday.
Along with Mehta and Rao, two ITBP jawans – Roop Singh and Ajai Pathania – were also killed in the massive suicide attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul on July 7.
It will be the first time that an IFS officer would be given the military award for bravery. There have been instances when some civilians and Jammu and Kashmir policemen have been honoured with the Chakra for exceptional courage.
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, during a visit to Kabul on Sunday, had described the deceased as "martyrs" whose contributions could not be ignored.
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