Pramod Kumar, SM

Biography

Sepoy Pramod Kumar came from Madhopur village in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, the son of Shri Bindeshwar Roy and Smt Daulaty Devi. After completing his schooling, he enlisted in the 1st Battalion of The Bihar Regiment. During the 1999 Kargil conflict, Sepoy Pramod Kumar's unit was deployed in the Batalik sub-sector of Ladakh. In the early hours of 29 May 1999, the Charlie Company of 1 Bihar, under Major M Saravanan, launched an assault on the fortified enemy position at Point 4268 on the Jubar Ridge. Advancing under intense enemy artillery and small-arms fire after a four-hour approach march, Sepoy Pramod Kumar pressed on courageously but sustained fatal injuries. His body was recovered thirty-seven days later. For his exceptional courage, devotion to duty and supreme sacrifice, Sepoy Pramod Kumar was posthumously awarded the Sena Medal.