Remembering the PVC hero:let Manojkumar Pandey

Meri samane mouth to kasam se mouth ko bhi nahi chodunga,remembering these worfs and a great personality the  great Param Vir Charka(pvc) winner Late Shri Lieutenant Manojkumar Pandey on this special occasion which is a every special day to me also.

     Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25

June 1975 – 3 July 1999), was an Indian

Army officer of the 1st battalion, 11

Gorkha Rifles who was posthumously

awarded India's highest military honour,

the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious

courage and leadership during the Kargil

War in 1999. He was killed during the

attack on Jubar Top, Khalubar Hills in   we Batalik Sector, Kargil. His actions have led

to him being referred to as the "Hero of

Batalik".

His important role in Operation Vijay:-

He forced back the intruders on 11 June

1999 at Batalik Sector in the Kargil War.

He led his men to capture the Jubar top

which was considered as important due to

its strategic location. Quickly sizing up the

situation, the young officer led his platoon 

along a narrow, treacherous ridge that led to the enemy position. While still short of

the objective, the enemy fired upon the

Indian soldiers effectively stalling the

Indian attack. Displaying great courage, he

surged ahead of his troops and charged at

the enemy with a full-throated battle cry

through a hail of bullets.

Although wounded in the shoulder and leg,

he pressed on his solitary charge with grim

determination, until he closed in on the

first bunker. Then in ferocious hand-to-

hand combat, he killed two of the enemy

and cleared the first bunker. It was the

turning point. Inspired by their leader's

spontaneous valour, the troops charged at the enemy and fell upon them. Unmindful

of his grievous wounds, he rushed from

bunker to bunker urging his men on.

Critically injured, he collapsed at the final

bunker and finally succumbed to his

injuries. But by this time he had already

captured the bunker with his men.Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey took part

in a series of boldly led attacks during

Operation Vijay; forcing back the intruders

with heavy losses in Batalik including the

capture of Jubar Top On the night of 3 July 1999 during the

advance to Khalubar as his platoon

approached its final objective, it came

under heavy and intense enemy fire from

the surrounding heights. Lieutenant

Pandey was tasked to clear the interfering

enemy positions to prevent his battalion

from getting day lighted, being in a

vulnerable position. He quickly moved his

platoon to an advantageous position under

intense enemy fire, sent one section to

clear the enemy positions from the right

and himself proceeded to clear the enemy

positions from the left. 

At moment of this life:-

Fearlessly assaulting the first enemy

position, he killed two enemy personnel

and destroyed the second position by

killing two more. He was injured on the

shoulder and legs while clearing the third

position. Undaunted and without caring for

his grievous injuries, he continued to lead

the assault on the fourth position urging

his men and destroyed the same with a

grenade, even as he got a fatal burst on

his forehead.

His last words were "Na chhodnu" ("don't

spare them" in Nepali). This singular

daredevil act of Lieutenant Pandey

provided the critical firm base for thecompanies, which finally led to capture of

Khalubar. The officer, however, succumbed

to his injuries. Lieutenant Manoj Kumar

Pandey, thus, displayed most conspicuous

bravery, indomitable courage, outstanding

leadership and devotion to duty and made

the supreme sacrifice in the highest

traditions of the Indian Army.    

Param vir charka citation:-

LIEUTENANT MANOJ KUMAR

PANDEY

1/11 GORKHA RIFLES

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey,

a young officer of the 1/11

Gorkha Rifles, took part in a

series of boldly led attacks during

Operation Vijay, forcing back the

intruders with heavy losses in

Batalik, including the capture of

Jubar Top.

His finest hour was during the

advance to Khalubar, when he was Number 5 Platoon

Commander. On the night of 2/3

July 1999, as the platoon

approached its final objective, it

came under heavy and intense

enemy fire from the surrounding

heights. The officer was tasked

to clear the interfering enemy

positions, so as to prevent his

battalion from getting daylighted,

being in a vulnerable position.

The officer quickly moved his

platoon to an advantageous

position under intense enemy fire

and sent one section to clear the

enemy positions from the right, while he himself proceeded to

clear four other enemy positions

on the left. Fearlessly assaulting

the first enemy position, he killed

two enemy personnel and

proceeded to assault the second

and destroyed it by killing two

more enemy personnel.

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey

was injured on the shoulder and

legs by enemy fire while clearing

the third position. Undaunted and

without caring for his grievous

injury, he led the assault on the

fourth position urging his mengrenade, even as he got a fatal

Medium Machine Gun burst on

his forehead. It is this singular

daredevil act of the officer, which

provided the critical firm base for

the companies, which finally led

to capture of Khalubar.

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey,

thus showed most conspicuous

bravery, indomitable courage,

exemplary personal valour,

outstanding leadership and

devotion to duty of an

exceptionally high order, in the

face of the enemy and made the

and destroyed the same with a supreme sacrifice in the highest

traditions of the Army.

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