STORIES OF GALLANTRY(LOC KARGIL)

Monday 21 October 2013

Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia (SS - 36635K) 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Sena Medal (Posthumous)

He laid down his life for his motherland while fighting bravely in an encounter with the Pakistani intruder's in the Kargil Sector

He was by Maj Vivek Gupta's side when the party was in the final stages of capturing Point 4950. Fierce combat ensued during the miss...

Rifleman Dhayani was from the 18 Garhwal Rifles and he made the supreme sacrifice of his life in an encounter with the enemy at Point 470...

Commissioned in December 1998 he laid down his life fighting Pakistani intruders in Kargil. It was the moon-lit night of June 28 and 29 w...

He belonged to the 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. A specialist in mountain warfare, Kalia and his men were fighting for survival af...

Captain Gogoi belonged to the 17 Garhwal Rifles. He was actively involved in the recapture of the Jubar Hill area in Batalik. This brave ...

Captain PV Vikram of 141 Field Regiment was on duty at a forward post located at 16,200 feet in Kaksar. On June 2, he along with his ob...

Major Mariappan Saravanan of the Bihar Regiment laid down his life in a hand to hand combat with Pakistani intruders in Batalik on May 29...

Six soldiers, including Lt Col Vishwanath, Lance Havaldar Samandar Singh Hooda & Lance Havaldar Ram Kumar were killed during the assa...

Naik Digendra Kumar was commander of the Light Machine Gun Group during his company's assault on Tololing feature in Dras Sector. Th...

On 03 July 1999, Lieutenant Balwan Singh with his Ghatak Platoon was tasked to assault the Tiger Hill Top from the North Eastern directi...

On the night of 30 June 1999/01 July 1999, in the operations to capture Point 4812, Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nongrum was tasked to a...

Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse was the Ghatak Platoon Commander during the attack on Area Black Rock on the night of 28 June 1999. He ...

On 06 July 1999, Charlie company was tasked to capture an objective which was part of the Pimple complex on the Western Slopes of Poin...

Sunday 20 October 2013

On 30 May 1999, Major Sonam Wangchuk of Indus Wing, Ladakh Scouts was leading a column for occupation of Ridge Line on the Line of Contr...

Major Vivek Gupta was in command of the leading company when 2 Rajputana Rifles launched a battalion attack on Tololing Top in Dras Sec...

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar had volunteered to be the leading scout of the special mission group tasked to capture Area Flat Top on 04 Jul 99....

Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav was part of the Ghatak Platoon that captured three Bunkers on Tiger Hill Top on the night of 03-04 Ju...

Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey, an officer of 1/11 Gorkhas forced back the intruders from the Batalik sector on 11 Jun 1999. He led his men to...

Capt Vikram Batra of the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles led the Indian attack on Point 5140 in Dras sector. Code named Sher Shah for his un...