Rifleman
Sanjay Kumar
Unit
: 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
In
1999, Pakistani army occupied a large area in Kashmir in the winter, so an
operation was launched in the summer to get this area vacated. This operation
is known as Kargil war.
This
is important to know that defeating a well-fortified enemy is a very difficult
job, and in this war, the Pakistani soldiers had occupied strong bunkers on the
hilltops, and defeating them there was a massive challenge. This challenge was
even more difficult in view of the fact that the enemy was located at a height
while the Indians had to move from below, so they could be easily seen by the
enemy. However, the Indian Army, with help of the Indian Air Force, started to
attack and occupy one peak after another.
Point
4875 is the name of one of the hilltops on which the Pakistani army had built
strong fortifications. It was difficult for the Indians to attack these bunkers
because all the routes leading to them were in the open and the enemy could
easily see the approaching Indians.
At
this, Sanjay Kumar took up the challenge and led a team to attack this point.
Despite coming under direct enemy attack, he advanced with his small team inch
by inch. Sanjay Kumar himself leapt from a distance and crossed the main hurdle
killing three Pakistani soldiers. In this task, he himself too was wounded, but
the goal was not yet achieved.
From
a nearby bunker, the Pakistani soldiers were firing at Indians and it was
necessary to silence them too. Despite being wounded, Sanjay Kumar jumped from
this bunker to the next and attacked the Pakistani defenders there. The
Pakistanis were so terrified that they fled from there leaving behind their
machinegun. Sanjay Kumar took it up and fired at the fleeing enemies.
Enthused
by his courage, the other Indians joined him and silenced the remaining Pakistanis
in the area, taking control of the hilltop fully.
For his unique
courage, dutifulness, loyalty and decision-making ability, Sanjay Kumar was
conferred with the Param Vir Chakra.
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