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New Delhi 9 sept. 2025 VNI

Captain Vikram Batra PVC was an Indian Army officer. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration, for his actions during the Kargil War. On 7 July 1999, Batra was killed while fighting Pakistani troops at Point 4875 in the Kargil district of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir. 
Born: 9 September 1974, Palampur
Died: 7 July 1999 (age 24 years), Kargil