Anuj Nayyar Anuj Nayyar ( August 28 , 1975 - July 7 , 1999 ) was an officer of the 17 Jat Regiment of the Indian Army , who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra , India ' s second highest gallantry award , for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999 . Early years and career . He was born and grew up in Delhi , India in a Hindu family . His father , S . K . Nayyar , worked as a visiting professor in Delhi School of Economics while his mother , Meena Nayyar , worked for the South Campus library of Delhi University . Capt . Nayyar received his high - school education from Army Public School , Dhaula Kuan , New Delhi ( 1993 batch ) . He was a bright student who consistently performed well in academics and sports . He graduated from the National Defence Academy ( 90th course , Echo Squadron ) and later was commissioned into the 17th Battalion Jat Regiment in June 1997 from the Indian Military Academy ( 100 Reg ) . Kargil conflict . Background . In 1999 , the Indian Army detected a massive infiltration by Pakistani military and paramilitary forces in the Kargil region of Jammu and Kashmir . The army quickly mobilized its forces to drive out the Pakistani infiltrators from Indian territory . Capt . Nayyar , a junior commander in the 17 Jat Regiment , was one of the more than 500 , 000 Indian troops deployed in the region . His first major operation involved securing Pt . 4875 , also known as " Pimple II " , a strategic mountain peak on the western side of Tiger Hill which was occupied by Pakistani infiltrators . Due to its strategic location , securing Pt . 4875 was a top priority for the Indian Army . The peak , which stood at 15 , 990 feet above sea level , had extremely steep slopes and capturing the peak without aerial support was considered near impossible . In a last - ditch attempt , Nayyar ' s Charlie Company decided to secure the peak without waiting for any aerial support on July 6 , 1999 . Operation . During the initial phase of assault on Pt . 4875 , the Company Commander of the platoon was injured . After the initial setback , the assault team split into two groups , one led by Captain Vikram Batra and other by Capt . Nayyar . The Pakistani infiltrators had constructed several bunkers on Pt . 4875 . Nayyar ' s company , which consisted of 7 personnel , located 4 enemy bunkers . The company began to ascend Pt . 4875 during which it came under heavy artillery and mortar fire from Pakistani infiltrators . However , the team counter - attacked , which also included hand - to - hand combat , forcing the Pakistani soldiers to retreat . During the battle , Nayyar killed 9 Pakistani soldiers and destroyed three medium machine gun bunkers . Under Captain Nayyar ' s leadership , the company had successfully cleared three of the four bunkers and began its assault on the last remaining bunker . While clearing the fourth bunker , an enemy rocket propelled grenade fell directly on Nayyar . Despite being grievously injured , Nayyar continued to lead the remaining men in his company . He succumbed to his injuries but not before clearing the last bunker on Pt . 4875 . None of the soldiers from Nayyar ' s team of the Charlie Company survived the battle . Two days after Pt . 4875 was secured , it was counter - attacked by Pakistani infiltrators during which the second team of the Charlie Company , led by Captain Batra , successfully defended the peak . During the entire battle for the Pimple complex area , 46 regular members of Pakistani Army , an unknown number of Pakistani paramilitary troopers and militants , and 11 Indian Army men , including Captain Nayyar and Captain Batra , were killed . The securing of the Pimple Complex area paved the way for the recapture of Tiger Hill which finally forced Pakistan to retreat its forces to pre - conflict positions . Recognition and legacy . Capt . Nayyar was posthumously awarded the Mahavir Chakra for his bravery and leadership in combat . S . K . Nayyar , Anuj ' s father , was allotted a gas station in Delhi by the Government of India in recognition of the services of his son . Tejbir Singh , a fellow soldier of the Jat Regiment , named his son Anuj in honour of Captain Nayyar . In Media . Following Capt . Nayyar ' s death , his heroics during the war were widely covered by Delhi ' s print media with editorials like Times of India and Hindustan Times running full - page description of his Kargil mission . The plight and ill - treatment of his parents by Indian government officials after his death became the subject of several short telefilms and was widely reported in the Indian news media . Several books and Indian films were made to depict Anuj ' s life and glorify his contribution to the Indian Army . < div class = " fb - like " data - href = " https : / / www . facebook . com / SCAN . SBV . No . 2 " data - send = " true " data - width = " 450 " data - show - faces = " true " > < / div >