Jasvir Singh

Biography

Rifleman Jasvir Singh served with 2 Rajputana Rifles. During Operation Vijay in the summer of 1999, the 56 Mountain Brigade was tasked with recapturing the dominating heights of Tololing in the Drass sector, which Pakistani intruders had occupied to threaten the vital Srinagar-Leh highway. The plan called for 2 Rajputana Rifles to assault Tololing Top while 18 Grenadiers provided a firm base. When the battalion launched its assault on Tololing Top at 2030 hours on 12 June 1999, the leading 'Charlie' Company was commanded by Major Vivek Gupta. Rifleman Jasvir Singh was part of this company. Despite heavy artillery and automatic fire, the men closed in on the enemy across open ground at nearly 15,000 feet. As the company emerged into the open it came under heavy fire from all sides and the leading section took three casualties, briefly halting the attack. In this intense fighting Rifleman Jasvir Singh was grievously wounded and later succumbed, laying down his life in the service of the nation at the age of twenty-one. He is remembered with deep respect for his courage and devotion to duty.