Kargil War Hero Saurabh Kalia's Story
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Captain Saurabh Kalia was the first Indian army officer to be killed in the Kargil War
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Captain Saurabh was born on January 29, 1976, in Amritsar, and grew up in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
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He completed his schooling at DAV Public School and higher secondary education at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Palampur
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Driven by a desire to serve the country, Saurabh Kalia joined the army through the CDSR
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He was commissioned as an officer in 4 Jat on December 12, 1998
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He was deployed to Kargil, where he managed general duties at the Baharng Complex and monitored infiltrations in the Kaksar sub-sector
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On May 15, 1999, Captain Kalia and five soldiers were on a routine patrol when they were ambushed and captured alive by Pakistani forces
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They were held captive for 22 days and tortured to death. Their bodies were returned by the Pakistani army on June 9, 1999
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Captain Kalia and the five others were subjected to cigarette burns, removed eyes and broken teeth and bones
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