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These Brave, Honest Indian Officers Laid Down Their Lives


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forest martyrs daySrinivas bravely fought against the smuggling of elephant tusks and sandalwood, and took on the dreaded Indian bandit Veerappan. Srinivas was posthumously awarded Kirti Chakra, the highest civilian award for gallantry. The day of his death, 10 November, is observed as Forest Martyrs Day by the The Forest Department. Veerappan staged a surrender to Srinivas, and on meeting the IFS officer, beheaded him

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