Ritesh Kumar

27 years of #Kargil The "Sher Shah" #BravestOfTheBrave Captain Vikram Batra Param Vir Chakra (P) 13 JAK RIF #LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 The supreme sacrifice of Capt Batra while re-capturing Point 4875, #OnThisDay 07 July 1999, remains etched forever. On 20 June 1999, Capt Batra, Commander Delta Company, was tasked to attack point 5140. With his company, Capt Batra skirted around the feature from the East and maintained surprise, reached within the assaulting distance. The officer reorganized his column and motivated his men to physically assault the enemy positions. Leading his men from the front, the officer in a daredevil assault pounced on the enemy and killed four intruders in a hand-to-hand fight. On 07 July 1999, in yet another operation in the area of Point 4875, the company of the officer was tasked to clear a narrow feature with sharp cuttings on either side and heavily fortified enemy defences that covered the only approach to it. To speed up the operation, Capt Batra decided to assault the enemy positions along a narrow ridge. Leading the assault, he engaged the enemy in a fierce hand-to-hand fight and killed five enemy soldiers at point-blank range. In this action, Capt Batra sustained grievous injuries. Despite the serious injuries, he crawled towards the enemy and hurled grenades, clearing the position. Leading from the front, he rallied his men. He pressed on the attack and achieved a near-impossible military task in the face of heavy enemy fire with utter disregard for his safety. However, Capt Batra succumbed to his injuries. Inspired by this display of extraordinary junior leadership, the troops fell upon the enemy with vengeance and annihilated them, finally capturing Point 4875. For his extraordinary bravery and leadership, Captain Vikram Batra was awarded the #ParamVirChakra posthumously.🏵 #OpVijay #Kargil1999 #IndianBrave #KargilHeroes @Vedmalik1 @YkJoshi5 @vishalbatra1974