- Nickname(s): Luv, Vicky
- Born : 9 September 1974 , Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Died : 7 July 1999, Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir, India (Martyred)
- Allegiance : Republic of India
- Service : Indian Army
- Years of : 1997–1999
- Rank : Captain
- Service quantity : IC-57556
- Unit : 13 JAK RIF
- Battles/wars : Kargil War, Operation Vijay, Battle of Point 5140 , Battle of Point 4875
- Awards : Param Vir Chakra.
Early life and education:
Later, he attended DAV College, Chandigarh in B.Sc Medical Sciences. At school, he joined the Air Wing of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) whereas he was within the first yr. During the Inter-State NCC Camp, he was adjudged the perfect NCC Air Wing cadet of Punjab Directorate in North Zone. He was chosen and underwent a 40-day paratrooping coaching along with his NCC Air Wing unit at Pinjore Airfield and Flying Club. During the subsequent two years in DAV, he remained a cadet of the Army Wing of NCC.
He afterward certified for the 'C' certificates within the NCC and attained the rank of Senior Under Officer in his NCC unit. Subsequently, in 1994, he was chosen for the Republic Day parade as a NCC cadet, and when he got here again house, he instructed his mother and father that he wished to hitch the Army. In 1995, whereas nonetheless in school, he was chosen for the service provider navy at a transport firm headquartered in Hong Kong, however finally he modified his thoughts. That similar yr he accomplished his bachelor's diploma, graduating from the DAV College in Chandigarh.
Following completion of his bachelor's diploma in 1995, he enrolled at Panjab University in Chandigarh, the place he took admission in MA English course, in order that he may put together for the "Combined Defence Services" (CDS) Examination. He attended night lessons on the University and labored part-time within the morning as a department supervisor of a travelling company in Chandigarh.
In 1996, he handed the CDS examination and bought chosen on the Services Selection Board (SSB) at Allahabad. He was among the many high 35 candidates within the Order of Merit. After finishing a yr (session 1995—96) towards the diploma of MA in English, he left the University to hitch the Indian Military Academy.
In the phrases of his father, Vikram had discovered his objective in life. He had discovered the way in which to a righteous path that may lead him to his purpose — to a service that was terribly excessive and supreme.
Military career:
Batra joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun in June 1996 in the Manekshaw Battalion. After finishing his 19-month coaching course, he graduated from the IMA on 6 December 1997 and was commissioned as a lieutenant into the 13th battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (13 JAK RIF). After commissioning, he was despatched to the regimental centre in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh for additional coaching. The coaching lasted one month from December 1997 to the top of January 1998.
On completion of this coaching, he was posted to Sopore, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir, an space with vital militant exercise. In mid-March 1998, he was despatched to the Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, for the Young Officer's Course. This coaching lasted 5 months till September 1998. Following the completion of the course and being awarded alpha grading, he rejoined his battalion in Sopore in October 1998.
During his posting in Sopore, Batra had a number of encounters with militants. In a type of encounters when Batra was main an ambush along with his platoon into an space of dense forest, he had a miraculous escape when a bullet fired by a militant grazed his shoulder and struck one in every of Batra's males behind him, killing the soldier. Batra proceeded to order his males to nab the militants, and by morning the entire militants had been killed. Batra, nevertheless, was saddened, as a result of he knew that the bullet was meant for him. "Didi, it was meant for me and I lost my man," he had instructed his elder sister over the cellphone.
In January 1999, Batra was despatched to attend the Commando Course at Belgaum, Karnataka the place he excelled. The course lasted for 2 months and on the finish of it, he was awarded the very best grading—the Instructor's Grade.
Every time when he got here house to Palampur on go away, he would go to the Neugal Cafe. Batra final got here house on go away from the military in 1999, through the Holi competition for just a few days. During that point, when he went to the café for a espresso, he met his finest pal and in a while fiancee Dimple Cheema who instructed him to watch out within the struggle, to which Batra replied:
I'll both come again after elevating the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it. But I'll come again for positive.
The city of Dras, the second coldest inhabited place on the earth after Siberia, the place temperatures fall as little as –60 levels Celsius in winter.
After his go away, he returned to hitch his battalion in Sopore. 13 JAK RIF, after finishing its counter-insurgency tenure in Kashmir underneath 192 Mountain Brigade of 8 Mountain Division, acquired orders to proceed to Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The battalion's advance social gathering underneath Maj. Yogesh Kumar Joshi had reached its vacation spot, when on 5 June, due to the outbreak of the Kargil War, its deployment orders had been modified and the battalion acquired orders to maneuver to Dras, Jammu and Kashmir.
Batra knowledgeable his mother and father about his motion and guaranteed them that they needn't fear about him. He would name his mother and father no less than as soon as in ten days. The final cellphone name he made was on 29 June 1999, wherein he mentioned "Mommy, ek dum fit hoon, fikar mat karna", ("I'm absolutely fine. Don't you worry.") This was the final time that Batra spoke to his mom.
Beginning his service as a lieutenant, he rose to the rank of Captain.
Kargil War:
After the seize of Tololing, 13 JAK RIF marched from Dras to Tololing, reaching their vacation spot in 12 hours. Upon reaching, A Coy, 13 JAK RIF took over Tololing and a portion of the Hump Complex from 18 Grenadiers.
Capture of Point 5140:
Point 5240, about 1600 metres north of Tololing on the identical ridgeline, is at an altitude of 16,962 ft above sea stage and overlooks the Tololing nullah. It is the very best level on the Tololing ridgeline and probably the most formidable characteristic within the Dras sub-sector. Between Tololing and Point 5140 lies the Humps Complex, consisting of about ten excessive grounds numbered I to X on the identical ridgeline about 500–700 metres north of Point 4590, and Rocky Knob. After the victory at Tololing, 18 Grenadiers proceeded to seize Humps I-VIII of the Humps Complex. 13 JAK RIF then took Humps IX, X and Rocky Knob. Rocky Knob is positioned on the base of Point 5140 and is 800 metres away from Humps IX and X.
The job of capturing Point 5140 was assigned to 13 JAK RIF underneath the command of now Lt. Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi on 17 June. After the seize of Rocky Knob, Joshi fell again to Tololing, and began planning for the assault on Point 5140. On 18 June, the battalion carried out an in depth reconnaissance of Point 5140. It revealed that the enemy had put in place seven sangars on the characteristic; two on the highest, 4 in the direction of the east and one in the direction of the north. It additionally revealed that the japanese strategy to the characteristic was comparatively simpler than that from the entrance, which had a close to vertical climb, dominated by the highest, although it was additionally extra closely defended. It was determined that the assaulting troops should seize the highest earlier than daybreak, or else the enemy would inflict most casualties on them.
Joshi determined to assault Point 5140 with B Coy, underneath the command of Lt. Sanjeev Singh Jamwal, and D Coy, underneath the command of Lt. Vikram Batra, from two sides; east and south. At the Hump Complex, Jamwal and Batra got their orders by Joshi. During the briefing, Jamwal selected the phrases "Oh! Yeah, yeah, yeah!" to be the success sign for his firm while Batra selected the phrases "Yeh Dil Mange More!" (This coronary heart desires extra! — from a well-liked promoting slogan of Pepsi) as his success sign for his firm. D-Day was set for 19 June, and H-Hour at 2030.
Under the duvet of artillery fireplace, the 2 assault firms started climbing Point 5140 after midnight on 20 June. The artillery at Hump Complex had already begun its preparatory bombardment of Point 5140. As deliberate, the artillery weapons would cease firing when the troops had been 200 metres in need of the target.
Once the artillery weapons, together with the MBRLs and 105mm weapons, had ceased firing, the Pakistani troopers instantly got here out of their bunkers and put down heavy fireplace with their machine weapons on the advancing Indian troopers. At that second, each Jamwal and Batra, realising the gravity of the state of affairs, contacted commanders on the base by way of radio, asking to proceed artillery bombardment of the enemy positions until the businesses had been 100 metres from their goal.
By 0315 hours, each B and D Coys had reached the neighborhood of Point 5140 regardless of the treacherous terrain. B Coy reached the highest of the characteristic first and assaulted from the left flank. By 0330 hours, B Coy had captured its goal, and at 0335 hours Jamwal radioed his command submit, saying the phrases "Oh! Yeah, yeah, yeah!".
Batra determined to strategy the hill from the rear, aiming to shock the enemy, and to chop off their withdrawal route. Batra fired three rockets in the direction of the bunkers on the east facet of the characteristic, earlier than attacking them. He and his males ascended the sheer rock-cliff, however because the group neared the highest, the enemy pinned them on the face of the naked cliff with machine gun fireplace. Batra, together with 5 of his males, climbed up regardless and after reaching the highest, hurled two grenades on the machine gun submit. Batra then killed three enemy troopers single-handedly in shut fight. He was significantly injured within the course of, however insisted on regrouping his males to proceed with the mission. He continued to steer his troops, after which charged on the subsequent enemy place, capturing Point 5140. In all its actions, D Coy killed no less than eight Pakistani intruders and recovered a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun. The remaining enemy troopers fled.
At 0435 hours, Batra radioed his command submit, saying the phrases "Yeh Dil Mange More!". Considerable portions of arms and ammunition had been recovered from the characteristic. The captured ammunitions indicated that the enemy's power was a few platoon. Neither B or D Coys suffered any casualties within the battle. When the information reached brigade headquarters that Point 5140 had been captured, the brigade commander requested Joshi in regards to the casualties, his reply was: "There was not a single casualty. Not a single soldier died in the operation." The seize of Point 5140 set in movement a string of successes, such because the captures of Point 5100, Point 4700, Junction Peak and the Three Pimple Complex.
After the seize of Point 5140, Batra was promoted to the rank of captain. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik, the then Chief of Army Staff, referred to as to congratulate him. All throughout the nation, his triumph was being performed out on tv screens.
On 26 June, 13 JAK RIF was ordered to maneuver from Dras to Ghumri to relaxation, refit, and recoup. The battalion then moved to the Mushkoh Valley on 30 June.
The job of capturing Point 5140 was assigned to 13 JAK RIF underneath the command of now Lt. Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi on 17 June. After the seize of Rocky Knob, Joshi fell again to Tololing, and began planning for the assault on Point 5140. On 18 June, the battalion carried out an in depth reconnaissance of Point 5140. It revealed that the enemy had put in place seven sangars on the characteristic; two on the highest, 4 in the direction of the east and one in the direction of the north. It additionally revealed that the japanese strategy to the characteristic was comparatively simpler than that from the entrance, which had a close to vertical climb, dominated by the highest, although it was additionally extra closely defended. It was determined that the assaulting troops should seize the highest earlier than daybreak, or else the enemy would inflict most casualties on them.
Joshi determined to assault Point 5140 with B Coy, underneath the command of Lt. Sanjeev Singh Jamwal, and D Coy, underneath the command of Lt. Vikram Batra, from two sides; east and south. At the Hump Complex, Jamwal and Batra got their orders by Joshi. During the briefing, Jamwal selected the phrases "Oh! Yeah, yeah, yeah!" to be the success sign for his firm while Batra selected the phrases "Yeh Dil Mange More!" (This coronary heart desires extra! — from a well-liked promoting slogan of Pepsi) as his success sign for his firm. D-Day was set for 19 June, and H-Hour at 2030.
Under the duvet of artillery fireplace, the 2 assault firms started climbing Point 5140 after midnight on 20 June. The artillery at Hump Complex had already begun its preparatory bombardment of Point 5140. As deliberate, the artillery weapons would cease firing when the troops had been 200 metres in need of the target.
Once the artillery weapons, together with the MBRLs and 105mm weapons, had ceased firing, the Pakistani troopers instantly got here out of their bunkers and put down heavy fireplace with their machine weapons on the advancing Indian troopers. At that second, each Jamwal and Batra, realising the gravity of the state of affairs, contacted commanders on the base by way of radio, asking to proceed artillery bombardment of the enemy positions until the businesses had been 100 metres from their goal.
By 0315 hours, each B and D Coys had reached the neighborhood of Point 5140 regardless of the treacherous terrain. B Coy reached the highest of the characteristic first and assaulted from the left flank. By 0330 hours, B Coy had captured its goal, and at 0335 hours Jamwal radioed his command submit, saying the phrases "Oh! Yeah, yeah, yeah!".
Batra determined to strategy the hill from the rear, aiming to shock the enemy, and to chop off their withdrawal route. Batra fired three rockets in the direction of the bunkers on the east facet of the characteristic, earlier than attacking them. He and his males ascended the sheer rock-cliff, however because the group neared the highest, the enemy pinned them on the face of the naked cliff with machine gun fireplace. Batra, together with 5 of his males, climbed up regardless and after reaching the highest, hurled two grenades on the machine gun submit. Batra then killed three enemy troopers single-handedly in shut fight. He was significantly injured within the course of, however insisted on regrouping his males to proceed with the mission. He continued to steer his troops, after which charged on the subsequent enemy place, capturing Point 5140. In all its actions, D Coy killed no less than eight Pakistani intruders and recovered a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun. The remaining enemy troopers fled.
At 0435 hours, Batra radioed his command submit, saying the phrases "Yeh Dil Mange More!". Considerable portions of arms and ammunition had been recovered from the characteristic. The captured ammunitions indicated that the enemy's power was a few platoon. Neither B or D Coys suffered any casualties within the battle. When the information reached brigade headquarters that Point 5140 had been captured, the brigade commander requested Joshi in regards to the casualties, his reply was: "There was not a single casualty. Not a single soldier died in the operation." The seize of Point 5140 set in movement a string of successes, such because the captures of Point 5100, Point 4700, Junction Peak and the Three Pimple Complex.
After the seize of Point 5140, Batra was promoted to the rank of captain. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik, the then Chief of Army Staff, referred to as to congratulate him. All throughout the nation, his triumph was being performed out on tv screens.
On 26 June, 13 JAK RIF was ordered to maneuver from Dras to Ghumri to relaxation, refit, and recoup. The battalion then moved to the Mushkoh Valley on 30 June.
Capture of Point 4875:
On 1 July 1999, Maj. S. Vijay Bhaskar, A Coy commander, and Lt. Col. Joshi performed their preliminary reconnaissance after climbing to a vantage level, and formulated an assault plan. Subsequently, on 2 July, General Officer Commanding 8 Mountain Division, Maj. Gen. Mohinder Puri and Commander 79 Mountain Brigade, Brig. Rajesh Kumar Kakkar, together with Joshi, gathered at 79 Mountain Brigade headquarters, to debate the plan.
13 JAK RIF deployed to a fire support base, situated in a defiladed space, roughly 1500 metres from Point 4875. On 2 and three July, weapons carriers from 13 JAK RIF and 28 Rashtriya Rifles dumped ammunition and heavy weapons. During the day of 4 July, the corporate commanders of A and C Coys, Maj. S.V. Bhaskar and Maj. Gurpreet Singh, performed their closing reconnaissance and confirmed the goals to their O teams.
At 1800 hours that very same day, artillery bombardment of the enemy positions on Point 4875 commenced, and continued continuous, all through the entire evening. 155 mm Bofors Howitzers, 105mm Field Guns, and multi-barrel rocket launchers have been used within the bombardment of the height. At 2030 hours, underneath cowl of artillery fireplace, A and C Coys started climbing Point 4875. Batra in the meantime was mendacity in a sleeping bag in a tent on the rocky floor close to the Mushkoh nullah, and was down with fever and fatigue. Joshi had ordered him to relaxation as A and C Coys began their assault.
Both the assault firms have been main the offensive from the appropriate flank. The climbing was troublesome, and the troopers needed to take out enemy pockets of resistance which they encountered en route. However at one level, a strategically situated machine gun halted the advance, and by first mild the troops have been nonetheless 50 meters in need of the goal. Now it was getting harmful as a result of in daylight, Indian troopers may simply be seen by the Pakistanis. The assault was additionally halted by very efficient sniper fireplace from Pakistani troopers hiding behind rocks.
At 0430 hours, the 2 firms started to fireplace at sturdy well-fortified enemy positions on the prime of the function. The enemy was nonetheless bringing down very efficient small arms and sniper fireplace, which successfully blocked the advance of the Indian troops. At round 1015 hours on 5 July, Singh, C Coy commander, spoke to Joshi and defined his firm's predicament and the world from the place the enemy was bringing in efficient fireplace on to them. Brig. Kakkar was personally supervising operations. At this juncture, Joshi personally fired two Fagot missiles in fast succession from the hearth assist base and neutralized the enemy place. Kakkar watched the firing of the missiles by his binoculars. "Bull's eye! You've got them," he stated to Joshi over the radio. The bunker acquired a direct hit and enemy troopers have been seen fleeing from it. The troops from 13 JAK RIF then promptly started advancing once more. Soon, two sections from C Coy assaulted the enemy place. By 1300 hours, that they had captured Point 4875. Subsequently, A and C Coys linked up and consolidated their maintain on Point 4875, however they continued to obtain enemy artillery and machine gun fireplace from Pimple 2 and areas north of Point 4875.
At 2200 hours on 5 July, from a Pakistani place north of Point 4875, the enemy introduced heavy and correct fireplace on the 2 firms. In the early hours of the next morning at 0445 hours, C Coy reported that they have been in a heavy firefight and have been operating out of ammunition. B Coy, held in reserve, promptly introduced up ammunition and the firefight continued.
The Indian victory wouldn't have been full with out the seize of Area Flat Top, an adjoining peak and a part of enemy defences on Point 4875. 13 JAK RIF had captured Area Flat Top on the afternoon of 5 July after a fierce battle with Pakistani forces. However, the enemy launched an instantaneous counterattack to take again the height. "Young Capt. N.A. Nagappa was holding Flat Top. He had a small force but he fought ferociously to beat back the offensive. The first counter-attack was beaten back. The Pakistanis too were facing the same problem of climbing, with the Indian Army on top shooting at them. It is not that they did not have the will to do it but the carpet-firing by our troops did not let them come to the top," a 79 Mountain Brigade officer stated. There was a seesaw battle happening at Area Flat Top. All of a sudden, a shell hit the height, significantly injuring Capt. Nagappa. Splinters pierced by each his legs and he fell unconscious. Taking benefit of this example, the Pakistanis began climbing quicker. Suddenly, Batra, who was silently observing the state of affairs from the hearth assist base, went to Joshi and volunteered, saying the phrases "I'll go up sir." Seeing as Batra was nonetheless unwell, Joshi didn't have the guts to let him go however Batra insisted on it.
That similar day, the enemy launched a second counterattack on Area Flat Top and though the Indian troops succeeded in beating it again too, they urgently wanted reinforcements. Seeing Batra's dedication to avoid wasting Peak 4875 and the honour of his battalion, a number of of his firm's troopers volunteered to accompany him even earlier than any official orders had been issued.[77] "Despite strict rules, where soldiers cannot question the orders of their seniors, several soldiers literally pleaded for permission to accompany Batra even at the cost of earning severe displeasure of the commanding officer. The soldiers were so moved that they were willing to be jailed or court-martialled but only wanted permission to accompany Batra and reinforce the army on top of the peak," a JAK RIF officer stated.
Just earlier than leaving, Batra together with the 25 males of D Coy who have been to accompany him, prayed on the Durga Mata temple. It was pitch black evening once they started the climb. Having heard a wi-fi message from the bottom that Batra was coming, a cheer went up among the many drained Indian troopers on prime. The commander ordered them to carry their floor till Batra arrived after which he would take over. "The Pakistanis too intercepted the wireless message where the base told the peak that Batra was coming. They knew Batra, the first man on top of Peak 5140 in Dras, was Batra and broke into the Indian wireless system to threaten him. Undeterred, Batra kept climbing," stated a soldier who accompanied him.
On the evening of 6–7 July, the opposing forces have been so shut that in addition to exchanges of small arms fireplace, verbal exchanges continued all through the evening. It was at this stage that it turned crucial for Indian troops to destroy this Pakistani put up, situated north of Point 4875, from the place enemy fireplace was coming as in any other case the state of affairs may worsen. At this juncture, the Indian troops detected an enemy presence on an extended and slender ledge, operating north from Point 4875. On the ledge, the enemy have been holding sturdy sangars echeloned one behind the opposite. Batra, who was nonetheless recovering from his personal wounds he acquired within the battle of Point 5140, needed to succeed in the highest to rescue his fellow troopers and perform reconnaissance of the ledge the place the enemy troopers have been. "The problem was that the Indian soldiers were caught unawares about the presence of the enemy soldiers on the ledge ahead of Twin Bump. They went ahead into the enemy lines and destroyed their bunkers on Peak 4875 but the firing from the ledge pinned them down," Joshi stated. Even although it was pitch darkish once they had left at evening, once they neared the highest the place the troopers needed to climb vertically, visibility was nearly zero due to fog. Even worse, it started snowing as they superior. En path to the highest, Batra noticed a Pakistani machine gun place firing on the trapped Indian troopers. Crouching, he moved towards the machine gun place, hiding behind rocks at any time when potential. As he reached near the enemy's machine gun place he lobbed a grenade, destroying the machine gun place. "Follow me, boys," he whispered at midnight, and so they superior to the subsequent place. At 16,087 ft, regardless that they have been struggling for breath and panting, this didn't cease them and so they saved advancing continuous. Before first mild on 7 July, the troops succeeded in knocking out two extra enemy machine weapons, nonetheless, firing from the ledge continued. Batra's platoon quickly reached the ledge, although by this time it was broad daylight.
At 0530 hours Joshi spoke to Batra and requested him to recce the world. Batra, accompanied by Sub. Raghunath Singh and Maj. Bhat, his artillery statement officer, took out a patrol to recce a route to bolster Nagappa from a flank. Batra situated the place of the enemy sangar on the ledge from which enemy machine weapons have been holding up the advance of his firm. At this juncture, Batra, realising that there was no approach from the left or proper, determined to make a direct daylight frontal assault. At nice private danger and underneath heavy fireplace from enemy machine weapons and grenade launchers, Batra moved ahead, screaming the battle cry of his regiment, Durga mata ki jai, and charged the sangar firing incessantly from his AK-47. He sustained grievous accidents within the course of, but he continued his cost, with supporting fireplace from the remainder of the patrol, and reached the very slender entrance of the sangar. Taking the enemy by full shock, he killed 5 Pakistani troopers in a detailed fight. "There was a time he grappled with a Pakistani soldier, punching him in the nose. As soon as he fell, Batra plunged his bayonet into the fallen soldier's stomach. But another enemy soldier caught him from behind. He, too, was done to death after being thrown off the back by Batra, the ferocious. All hell broke loose. It was utter chaos," a JAK RIF soldier, who accompanied him within the assault, stated. The assault resulted within the deaths of seven Pakistani troopers and the Indians gained a foothold on the ledge. Taken unexpectedly by this ferocious assault, the Pakistanis began retreating. Batra and his males had gained the higher hand. However, there was nonetheless an enemy machine gun nest in motion on that ledge that needed to be silenced. Four Pakistani troopers together with a junior commissioned officer (JCO), who was guiding the hearth on the Indian troopers combating outdoors, have been manning the machine gun nest. An enraged Batra shortly charged ahead alone, killing all 4 members of the crew.
Suddenly, Batra realized that considered one of his males had been shot. Turning towards Sub. Raghunath Singh, who was positioned behind a close-by boulder, sustaining an iron grip on his AK-47, Batra shouted above the din of flying bullets: "Aap aur main usko evacuate karenge," (We will evacuate him, you and I). With bullets flying round him, he pushed Singh towards the safer aspect and positioned himself between Singh and the enemy, saying: "You have a family and children to go back to, I'm not even married. Main sar ki taraf rahunga aur aap paanv uthayenge" (I'll take the top and you're taking his ft). Batra courageously uncovered himself to enemy fireplace to pull the injured soldier to security, and within the course of was shot within the chest by an enemy sniper from very shut vary and a split-second later, by a splinter from an RPG which hit him within the head. Batra collapsed subsequent to the injured soldier, succumbing to his deadly wounds.
In his guide Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle, Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo states,
Captain Vikram Batra, all the time main from the entrance, and totally conscious of the nice hazard of his mission, displayed unparalleled braveness and dedication in eliminating a Pakistani place at a ledge as a result of he was conscious of the significance of his process. His daring assault enabled the completion of the seize of Pt 4875 and this broke the desire of the enemy. His braveness and motion have been properly past the decision of responsibility and he continued to take dangers, in the end making the supreme sacrifice within the most interesting traditions of the Indian Army.
Param Vir Chakra:
PresidentK. R. Narayanan presenting the Param Vir Chakra (posthumous) to the daddy of Captain Vikram Batra, 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest army honor on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India's independence. His father G.L. Batra obtained the consideration for his deceased son from the President of India, the late K. R. Narayanan.
Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest army honor on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India's independence. His father G.L. Batra obtained the consideration for his deceased son from the President of India, the late K. R. Narayanan.
CITATION
CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA
13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES (IC 57556)
During ‘Operation Vijay’, on 20 June 1999, Captain Vikram Batra, Commander Delta Company was tasked to assault Point 5140. Captain Batra along with his firm skirted across the characteristic from the East and sustaining shock reached inside assaulting distance of the enemy. Captain Batra reorganized his column and motivated his males to bodily assault the enemy positions. Leading from the entrance, he in a daredevil assault, pounced on the enemy and killed 4 of them in a hand-to hand struggle. On 7 July 1999, in one other operation within the space Pt 4875, his firm was tasked to clear a slim characteristic with sharp cuttings on both aspect and closely fortified enemy defences that coated the one strategy to it. For speedy operation, Captain Batra assaulted the enemy place alongside a slim ridge and engaged the enemy in a fierce hand –to-hand struggle and killed 5 enemy troopers at level clean vary. Despite sustaining grave accidents, he crawled in direction of the enemy and hurled grenades clearing the place with utter disregard to his private security, main from the entrance, he rallied his males and pressed on the assault and achieved a close to unattainable navy process within the face of heavy enemy hearth. The officer, nevertheless, succumbed to his accidents. Inspired by his daredevil act, his troops fell upon the enemy with vengeance, annihilated them and captured Point 4875.
Captain Vikram Batra, thus, displayed essentially the most conspicuous private bravery and management of the very best order within the face of the enemy and made the supreme sacrifice within the highest traditions of the Indian Army.
In popular culture:
Legacy:
Vikram Batra can be well-known in India for utilizing the slogan, Yeh Dil Maange More! as his sign to speak mission success. He can be recognized for an interview wherein he acknowledged that Pakistani troopers have been conscious of him.
He was additionally honoured with a number of landmarks being named after him: the historic seize of Point 4875 led to the mountain being named Batra Top in his honour. A corridor on the Service Selection Centre Allahabad is known as 'Vikram Batra Block', a residential space within the Jabalpur Cantonment known as 'Captain Vikram Batra Enclave' and the mixed cadet's mess on the IMA is known as 'Vikram Batra Mess'.
A memorial for battle veterans together with Batra stands at his alma mater DAV College, Chandigarh honouring the providers of the troopers. In 2003 Movie of J.P Dutta primarily based on the Kargil incident Abhishek Bachchan performed the function of Captain Vikram Batra.
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