Saturday, July 10, 2010

Himachal CM honouring PVC awardee Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar, born on 3rd March 1976 at village Bakain, Distt. Bilaspur to Shri Durga Ram. His schooling took place in the Govt. Sr. Secondary School Kalol. During the period of 1993-94 in Delhi, he worked as driver in private company. He was selected in Indian Army in 4th June 1996. He got posting in the 13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. His village had sent many brave men in the Army. His uncle is in the Army while his second brother is also a sepoy with the Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP).

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar of the 13th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, who braved the enemy guns and the sub-zero conditions while leading a column of army jawans for the recapture of flat top in Mushkoh valley, at the height of over 17,000 ft, the pain of gunshot wounds has been well worth it.

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar is one such lucky jawan who got Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award of Indian Army, alive for showing exceptional grit and bravery during the Kargil conflict as he began his carrier in the army. so far, only two others jawan have been decorated with the Param Vir Chakra in their lifetime and only four for the Kargil conflict.Read Full Story

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