PR
Balidan Diwas
13 March 1986
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Siachen Glacier, Saltoro Ridge
Unit / Regiment
11 JAT, Jat Regiment
Operation
Operation Meghdoot
War / Conflict
Siachen Conflict
Biography
Naik Pema Ram served in 11 Jat of the Jat Regiment. On 13th March 1986, during Operation Meghdoot at the Siachen Glacier, he was part of a patrol led by Nb Sub Nafe Singh along the Saltoro Ridge. The patrol was struck by a devastating avalanche triggered by enemy shelling. Despite a massive rescue operation, Naik Pema Ram and seven of his comrades could not be saved. He made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty at one of the world's highest and most hostile battlefields.