Lt. Colonel VishwanathanViswanathan went up the heights to recover the bodies of three of his men. He captured three bunkers but was shot in the groin and thigh. He died while being evacuated.
Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia:The Real Hero of Jammu,Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia, moved with the unit for 'Operation Vijay' as part of 56 mtn bde. the unit was tasked to capture pt 5140, which dominates the Srinagar-Leh Highway.
Accordingly, an administrative base was sited at drass. on 15 june 1999, the location came under heavy enemy artillery shelling. The very first shell injured six or and sent across a wave of shock and panic among other who desperately ran for cover.
Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia
Maj Ajay Singh Jasrotia, immediately sensed the gravity of the situation, took charge and ordered all the troops to take cover within the area of the adm base thereafter, instead of taking cover, he attended to the casualties inspite of the continuing artillery shelling and arranged for evacuation of the wounded to safety.
Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia awarded Sena Medal for his exceptional sacrifice during Kargil War. Manish Behl played the role of Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia in the Movie LOC directed by JP Dutta in 2003.
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