Constable Jeewan Chander of 8 Battalion CRPF was posthumously awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry for his courage and conspicuous gallantry during an armed ambush in Manipur on 22 September 1970. During the ambush, he was among the personnel who moved with the patrol commander towards the hostile position to divert enemy fire and protect the remainder of the patrol. He made the supreme sacrifice during the engagement.