On this day (7 JULY 1999) Braveheart Captain Vikram Batra martyred himself defending his nation.

Captain Vikram Batra was running a fever on 7th of July, 1999 when another unit officer Captain Naveen Nagappa was hit by a Pakistani grenade. At point 4,875, now called Batra top,

the air is a mix of pride loss and remembrance.Both my legs were badly damaged. I didn't know if I was dead or alive. I was hallucinating. And then I see Vicky sir. He said 'Anna tu fikar mat kar, mai aa gaya hoon'. Then he dragged me out of the bunker took me to a safe place

from where i started crawling down. I looked back and saw him running up the mountains."
The rest is history. At 24 the 'Dil Mange More' daredevil had fought like a lion, vanquished the enemy and proved his blood. His citation for the Param Vir Chakra bears testimony to his

exceptional valour.
"Captain Batra's company was tasked to clear a narrow feature with sharp cuttings on either side and heavily fortified enemy defence that covered the only approach to it. For speedy operation, he assaulted the enemy position along a narrow ridge and engaged

the enemy in a fierce hand–to-hand fight and killed five enemy soldiers at point blank range. Despite sustaining grave injuries, he crawled towards the enemy and hurled grenades clearing the position with utter disregard to his personal safety, leading from the front, he rallied

his men and pressed on the attack and achieved a near impossible military task in the face of heavy enemy fire. The officer, however, succumbed to his injuries. Inspired by his daredevil act, his troops fell upon the enemy with vengeance, annihilated them and captured Point 4875

Captain Vikram Batra, thus, displayed the most conspicuous personal bravery and leadership of the highest order in the face of the enemy and made the supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army." @desi_thug1 @MeenaKhanna5 @anilkhanna248