param vir chakra awardee of india rifleman sanjay kumar
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCEGOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Rifleman Sanjay KumarRifleman Sanjay KumarParam Vir Chakra Awardee of India
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar ' "~:
Param Vir Chakra, JAK Rifles
JAK Rifles
Born - March 3, 1976
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar (No. J3760533), son ofShri Durga Ram was born on March 3, 1976, invillage Bakain, district Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.He was enrolled in Jammu and Kashmir Rifles onJune 26, J996.
13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles was inductedin the Drass Sector in June 1999, when the KargilWar was at its climax. The Battalion was tasked tocapture Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley held byPakistani troops in good strength.
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar volunteered to leadthe attacking column of the Battalion tasked tocapture area Flat Top of Point 4875 on July 4.During the attack when automatic fire from one ofthe enemy sangars stalled the progress of thecolumn, Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, with utterdisregard to his personal safety, charged at theenemy. In the ensuing hand to hand combat, hekilled three of the intruders but suffered seriousinjuries in the process. However, despite injuries,he charged on the second sangar. Taken bysurprise, the enemy started running leavingbehind one Universal Machine Gun. RiflemanSanjay Kumar picked up the UMG and killed thefleeing enemy. Bleeding profusely, he refused tobe evacuated and choose to stay on with hiscolumn. This motivated his comrades, whoovercoming the treacherous terrain, charged theenemy and captured the area Flat Top, theirobjective.
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar displayed mostconspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the
Rifleman Sanjay Kumarreceiving PVC
from the PresidentShri K R Narayanan
face of the enemy. He was honoured with ParamVirChakra.