Date of Birth
28 August 1975
Balidan Diwas
7 July 1999
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Point 4875, Mushkoh Valley, Drass
State of Origin
New Delhi, Delhi
Service Number
IC-63200
Unit / Regiment
17 Jat
Operation
Operation Vijay
War / Conflict
Kargil War
Biography
Captain Anuj Nayyar displayed exceptional courage while capturing enemy bunkers during the Kargil War. His leadership and bravery led to the capture of key positions, and he was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.
Further Reading
Written about Anuj Nayyar by his mother, Meena Nayyar.
The Tiger of Drass
by Meena Nayyar & Himmat Singh Shekhawat
MotherBiography · War2021
Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 23, Kargil hero. He destroyed four enemy bunkers in the boulder-strewn Drass sector and saved fifteen of his men before an RPG took his life. His mother tells his story.
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