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Rifleman Sanjay Kumar volunteered to be the leading scout of the attacking column tasked to capture area Flat Top of Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley on 4 July 1999. During the attack when enemy automatic fire from one of the sangars posed stiff opposition and stalled the column, Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, realizing the gravity of the situation and ...
Dec 12, 1999 · Rifleman Sanjay Kumar. During Operation Vijay, Rifleman Sanjay Kumar was the leading Scout of a company of 13 JAK RIF for the capture of area Flat Top on 04 July 1999 in Mushkoh Valley, Jammu & Kashmir. Having scaled the cliff, he came under effective enemy fire from a bunker.
A bust of Param Vir Chakra Awardee Rifleman Sanjay Kumar at the National War Memorial in Delhi. (Source: National War Memorial)
Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar (then Rifleman), a resident of Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh, was bom on 03 March 1976 to Durga Ram and Bhag Devi. After completing his schooling in Bilaspur, he moved to Delhi. On 26 June 1996, he joined the Indian Army and was posted to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAK RIF).
Jul 26, 2019 · Rifleman Sanjay Kumar was once a taxi driver and had been rejected thrice by the army. Today, he is the youngest of three surviving Param Vir Chakra decorated soldiers of the Indian Army. During the Kargil war, he was part of a column that was tasked to capture area Flat Top of Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley.
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar picked up the UMG and killed the fleeing enemy. Although bleeding profusely, he refused to be evacuated. The brave action on his part motivated his comrades who taking no notice of the treacherous terrain charged on to the enemy and wrested the area Flat Top from them.
Oct 12, 2006 · Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles, was the leading Scout of a team tasked to capturing Area Flat Top on 04 July 1999 being held by Pakistani-backed militants. Having scaled the cliff, the team was pinned down by auto machine gun fire from an enemy bunker, 150 meters away.
