Kamlesh Kumari was an Indian constable who served with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra, the highest possible award conferred during peacetime by the Republic of India.

[1] Constable Kamlesh Kumari joined the CRPF in 1994 and was first posted with the elite 104 Rapid Action Force (RAF) in Allahabad.

[citation needed] Kamlesh Kumari alertness prevented a suicide bomber among the terrorists from executing their plan; the closing of Gate No.

[citation needed] Mohammad Afzal, who was determined to have played a key role as a conspirator in the attack by investigators, was convicted and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of India.

In response, Kamlesh's surviving family publicly declared that they would return the Ashok Chakra awarded to her if the President were to accept the petition.

As the president neither rejected nor accepted the petition, the families of eight security officials who had been honored for their bravery during the attacks (including Kamlesh's) returned their gallantry medals on 13 December 2006, in protest against the delay in execution of Mohammad Afzal.