In 1998-99, during the challenging days of Operation Meghdoot, Lt. Sachin Kumar Khindria was deployed to the unforgiving Northern Glacier, one of the most inhospitable battlefields in the world. Assigned to the sensitive Amar Post on 3rd September 1998, he showed unwavering bravery, courage, and selflessness while facing continuous enemy observation, artillery, and mortar fire. Under his command, he took on the crucial tasks of constructing bunkers and expanding the helipad, essential for the defense and maintenance of the post. When called upon, he even volunteered to execute artillery fire plans on the enemy-held New Three Pimple post in the absence of the observation post officer.
On 31st October, tragedy struck. As relentless shelling rained down on Amar, Lt. Khindria directed artillery fire back at the enemy to protect his men, even as he sustained serious injuries from a nearby shell. Despite his injuries, he continued until he ultimately succumbed to them. His bravery and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty earned him the Sena Medal (Posthumous), recognising his selfless service and heroism.
In this heartfelt tribute, we honour the life and legacy of Lt. Sachin Khindria, SM. Courageous, sincere, and kind, he embodied the spirit of a true soldier. We remember him for his laughter and leadership, for his good humour even in the face of adversity, and for his willingness to go beyond the call of duty. His memory lives on in the hearts of those he served with, and we salute him for his extraordinary courage and sacrifice.
#IndianArmy #OperationMeghdoot #Siachen
~HT.178~PR.152~ED.103~GR.125~
On 31st October, tragedy struck. As relentless shelling rained down on Amar, Lt. Khindria directed artillery fire back at the enemy to protect his men, even as he sustained serious injuries from a nearby shell. Despite his injuries, he continued until he ultimately succumbed to them. His bravery and supreme sacrifice in the line of duty earned him the Sena Medal (Posthumous), recognising his selfless service and heroism.
In this heartfelt tribute, we honour the life and legacy of Lt. Sachin Khindria, SM. Courageous, sincere, and kind, he embodied the spirit of a true soldier. We remember him for his laughter and leadership, for his good humour even in the face of adversity, and for his willingness to go beyond the call of duty. His memory lives on in the hearts of those he served with, and we salute him for his extraordinary courage and sacrifice.
#IndianArmy #OperationMeghdoot #Siachen
~HT.178~PR.152~ED.103~GR.125~
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00:00My mother used to say that when she was young, she saw a car with three kids from the Army,
00:07Air Force and Navy.
00:08My mother used to think that how lucky would that mother be to have three kids from the
00:13three forces.
00:14So we used to tell her that you should go for Navy, you know, her dream will come true.
00:17But anyway, it made her dream come true, all three of us in the forces.
00:20Till the time we didn't see him, you know, in person, it was still like, maybe it is
00:35somebody else, it's not him.
00:37It was like that.
00:39Since the day he has passed, I have never tied Rakhi on anybody's wrist, despite my
00:44cousins, they are very pretty close to us.
00:46No.
00:48If God had to give, he would have been there.
00:50So me and my sister, both of us, that's it.
01:10He was a very, very loving brother.
01:17We are two sisters and one brother.
01:26My elder sister, she is a group captain in the Indian Air Force.
01:35That time, you know, there was a lot of communication through many means, but there was no communication
01:43the group captain in the Indian Air Force.
01:44That time, you know, there was a lot of communication
01:46through letters.
01:48So she used to write what is happening in the academy,
01:50you know, this is happening.
01:53This happened today, this was a very fascinating aspect
01:57for both me and Sachin.
02:01The last outing we had together when he was at IIMA,
02:04he was just a cadet.
02:05I got my first posting at Lucknow.
02:08My sister, she was at that time in Delhi, Palam.
02:11So both of us travelled from our stations.
02:13We went to IIMA.
02:14That was the last rakhi we had together, you know.
02:17Yes, last rakhi we had together.
02:19Which maybe he was given a punishment,
02:21he was upside down in front of the company headquarter.
02:25So we asked for the DSKBI's permission.
02:28So you can think of what kind of a person he was.
02:30He was a very jovial, very naughty.
02:40When the car came back, he came back and said,
02:45I got selected.
02:47We were very happy.
02:49I said, who are you?
02:50He said, I'm in the army.
03:05He took me to the starting line of the post-its.
03:09After Kargil, I went to Amar post, CHM.
03:14There was a bombardment there.
03:16So he sent me to Kargil and then I went to CHM.
03:23He was at CHM, so we used to have that telephone.
03:25We called almost every other day through satellite phone.
03:28He used to call me every other day.
03:29It was somewhere around in the afternoon
03:31when we got a call in the office that this has happened.
03:34And somehow you are not able to decipher it,
03:38that it actually has happened.
03:40Because I had spoken to him a day before.
04:08And my mother has hung his uniform in his zilmera till date.
04:20She has that.
04:34When Rakhi comes, when everything comes,
04:36we do remember him.
04:37We remember him always.
04:38Yes.
04:53Everybody can tell you, be happy.
04:56Life has to go on.
04:57But nobody can share that.
05:00And I understand that sentiment also.
05:03Initial phase, six, seven years, it was really bad.
05:05It was really bad.
05:07We were not able to take in that he has gone.
05:10He has gone.
05:12Now, of course, with time, you settle down yourself with it.
05:16But initial six, seven years, yes, it was there.
05:32It was there.
05:34Now, as much as it is written, it is there.
05:39We remember him every day, every weekend.
06:02We remember him every day.
06:09We remember him every day.
06:11We remember him every day.