Kargil's First Hero: Lt. Kalia

On May 15, Lt Kalia along with five jawans — Sepoys Arjun Ram, Bhanwar Lal Bagaria, Bhika Ram, Moola Ram and Naresh Singh — had gone for a routine patrol of the Bajrang Post in the Kaksar sector when their patrol was captured by the enemy. They were barbarically tortured for 22 days, after which their mutilated bodies were returned to the Indian Army.