India: Special Service Medal (Visesh Seva Padak). With clasp 'Suraksha' (2878743 LNk R S Tomer Rajaif)

Note: The regiment is positively identified as Rajputana Rifles, basis the recipients unique Indian Army service number which is in the block uniquely allocated to the Rajputana Rifles

Recipient was a soldier of the Hindu faith holding the non commissioned officer appointment of 'Lance-Naik' (Lance Corporal) while serving with the Rajputana Rifles, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army

The medal with generic clasp 'Suraksha' (Security), has been awarded for specified active service operations retrospective to 1984. The mostly counter-insurgency operations have included services in Punjab State, Jammu & Kashmir, North East India states including Assam, and naval operations in the Indian Ocean waters between India & Sri Lanka

Basic award criteria for this medal and clasp is 180 days deployment within a defined operational area. Automatic eligibility is granted to those decorated, wounded or killed during qualifying operations, while other rules of eligibility apply for air-crew, aggregated service in theatre, special forces etc

Condition: GF

Code: 20046