Captain Ummed Singh Mahra (21 January 1942–6 July 1971) was a posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.

In 1967 he graduated from the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 19 battalion of Rajputana Rifles Rajputana Rifles on 11 June.

[3] In July 1971, as an acting captain, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in Nagaland.

Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents.

He was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.