Chhering Mutup

Naib Subedar Chhering Mutup AC (c. 1945–3 August 2025) was a highly decorated Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) with the Ladakh Scouts. He was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.

On 21 February 1985, Lance Havildar Chhering Mutup headed a team of soldiers that attacked and captured a crest in the Siachen glacier. In spite of bad weather and poor visibility, Chhering and his team accomplished the difficult task.

Early life Chhering Mutup was born in Likir, Leh, Ladakh and joined the Ladakh Scouts in 1965.

Military career Chhering volunteered to lead a patrol to capture the crest line overlooking an Indian post on the Saltoro ridge. He accomplished the task in extremely hostile weather in high altitude. For the gallantry he displayed, he was awarded the Ashok Chakra in 1985. He retired as an Honorary Naib Subedar on 1 July 1989.

Ashoka Chakra Citation & Other Medals... The Ashoka Chakra citation on the Official Indian Army Website reads as follows: Military Decorations -

Family Mutup's son Tsewang Morup also joined the Indian Army, serving with 2 Ladakh Scouts, and was awarded the Vir Chakra for outstanding gallantry in the 1999 Kargil War. He achieved the rank of subedar-major in 2023, and was killed in an accident on 1 April 2023, when his car skidded off a road near Leh.