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Chandigarh: Twenty years after the Kargil War, martyr Capt Vikram Batra's twin brother on Sunday paid tribute to him at the 16,000-foot Himalayan peak from where his brother had led the assault to drive out its Pakistani occupiers.
Capt Batra's daring assault enabled the Indian Army to recapture the crucial peak named Point 4875 in the limited war over the icy heights of Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir in May-July 1999.
"All that I can say is one needs to visit these shrines captured by all our brave Indian soldiers who make it so easy for us to live peacefully," Vishal Batra, a Chandigarh-based banker, tweeted after climbing the hilltop christened 'Batra Top' close to the Line of Control.
"Can't express it in words as one needs to feel what the Indian Army does. Visiting the peak was like a shrine one could just imagine to visit."
All that I can say is one need to visit these shrines captured by all our Bravado’s Indian Soldiers who make it so easy for us live peacefully. Can’t express it in words as one needs to feel what Indian Army does.Visiting the peak was like a Shrine one could just imagine to visit https://t.co/CaHNYQOXxb
— Vishal Batra (@vishalbatra1974) July 7, 2019
Various events, including expeditions by units, were organised to mark the day at high-altitude locations like Tololing, Tiger Hill and Point 4875.
Vishal Batra was dropped by helicopter to Point 4875.
In another tweet, he said: "Either I would hoist the tricolor or I would come back wrapped...20 years later (which is 7th July 2019 today), the Indian TRICOLOR unfurls yet again showing the Dominance of our Indian Army and it's Brave Hearts.. Jai Hind."
Either I would hoist the tricolor or I would come back wrapped... 20 years later (which is 7th July 2019 today), the Indian TRICOLOR furls yet again showing the Dominance of our Indian Army and it’s Brave Hearts.. Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/IQSD2YfWYV
— Vishal Batra (@vishalbatra1974) July 7, 2019
Remembering his braveheart brother's hunger to accomplish more in Kargil war, Vishal Batra tweeted...
It’s also the beginning of an expedition for Dharma Productions to get the real Valour of Capt Vikram Batra (Shershaah) on the screen coz legendary Capt Vikram Batra (PVC) was a real Hero who lived to the credo of INDIAN Army and the ethos of his Regiment.... “Yeh Dil Mange More” https://t.co/3hRuVOYHdV pic.twitter.com/eGKB0vNWxe
— Vishal Batra (@vishalbatra1974) July 7, 2019
Kargil hero Capt Batra was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra - India's highest war-time gallantry award. He used "Yeh dil maange more" as a battle slogan, which captured the nation's imagination.
Himachal Pradesh's Palampur is the hometown of Captain Batra.
In late July 1999, India retook all the positions that had been occupied by the Pakistan Army and mujahideen irregulars.
India lost 527 soldiers and Pakistan lost upwards of 700 men in the over two-month-long conflict.