Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna

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M. C. Muthanna

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Born21 April 1964 (1964-04-21)
Chettimani, Bhagamandala, Kodagu district, Karnataka
Died12 January 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 35)
Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
AllegianceIndia
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank Major

Major Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was a war hero of India.

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Early life

Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna was born in Chettimani village (near Bhagamandala), Kodagu district (Coorg) on 21 April 1964.[ citation needed ]

Army service

He joined OTA, Chennai in Oct 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry on 24 October 1985. He served the 5 Sikh Light Infantry-Hq 1 Sector Rashtriya Rifles. He died on 12 January 2000, aged 36 years, while fighting with terrorists of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.

Posthumous honour

He was awarded with the Shaurya Chakra posthumously. [1] To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) and named the municipal circle in front of the Town Hall after him on Thursday, 9 December 2010. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in Somwarpet. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Brave heart's statue to be unveiled on Dec. 9". Coorg.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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  4. Staff Correspondent (22 November 2010). "Statue to be installed for Muthanna". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.