Tenzin Norbu, a former Special Frontier Force (SFF) Deputy leader who went missing, presumed dead, in an avalanche in 1988, has received a posthumous award, signed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his service. The SFF was an elite paramilitary force of Tibetan refugee recruits created in 1962 by the Indian army. Tenzin was an exceptional leader serving in the first Vikas unit of the SFF.