Major Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna- Army Service

Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna an army officer was born in Chettimani village near Bhagamandala on 21 April 1964. He was addressed as the hero of India for his commendable service.

Family

Father

Mangerira M Chinnappa

Achievements

• He joined OTA, Chennai in Oct 1984 and was commissioned into the 5th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry on 24th Oct 1985.
• He served the 5 Sikh Light Infantry-Hq 1 Sector Rashtriya Rifles.

Awards

• He was awarded with the Shaurya Chakra posthumously.

 

He died on January 12, 2000, aged 36 years, while fighting with terrorists of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) in Ananthnag, Jammu and Kashmir.To commemorate him, a statue of the martyr was unveiled in front of the Madikeri City Municipal Council (CMC) Hall and Kodagu named the municipal circle in front of Cauvery Kalakshethra (Town Hall) after him on Thursday, December 9, 2000. This became the fourth traffic junction in Madikeri that was named after a hero. The statue, made of granite stone, was sculpted at a cost of Rs. 8 lakh by sculptor Manjunath Acharya of Beetikatte in Somwarpet. In Khanbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army named a road, a recreation hall and a school after Major Muthanna.