Saurabh Kalia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Saurabh Kalia
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Jun 29, 1976(1976-06-29)
Age	48
Date Of Death	June 9, 1999, Kargil
Birthplace	Amritsar
Country	India
Birth City	Punjab
Horoscope	Cancer

Saurabh Kalia Biography

Saurabh Kalia is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on June 29, 1976 in Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Captain Saurabh Kalia (1976–1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was martyred during the Kargil War while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistan Army. He and five soldiers of his patrol were captured and allegedly tortured prior to being killed. Pakistan has, however, denied torturing any Indian army personnel.

Kalia was selected for the Indian Military Academy in August 1997 through the Combined Defence Services Examination and was commissioned on 12 December

1998. He was posted to the 4th battalion Jat Regiment in the Kargil Sector, where he arrived in mid-January 1999 after reporting at the Jat Regimental Centre, Bareilly, on 31 December 1998.

Saurabh Kalia Net Worth

Saurabh Kalia is one of the richest Military Officer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Saurabh Kalia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Saurabh Kalia was born on 29 June 1976 in Amritsar, Punjab, India, to Vijaya and N. K. Kalia. He was educated at the D.A.V Public School in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, and then graduated from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University in 1997 with a First Class BSc Med degree. He won scholarships throughout his academic career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Saurabh Kalia height Not available right now. Philippe-Andre weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Saurabh Kalia Dating?

According to our records, Saurabh Kalia is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Saurabh Kalia’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Saurabh Kalia. You may help us to build the dating records for Saurabh Kalia!

Kalia’s father approached various national and international organisations to put pressure on Pakistan to identify and punish the persons allegedly responsible. As of 2004, Britain had responded by saying that it had unsuccessfully sought a full report from the Indian army, while Israel noted it had no diplomatic relations with Pakistan. Germany said it had no response to enquiries made to the Ministry of External Affairs, and Pakistan rejected the allegations.

Facts & Trivia

Philippe-Andre Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Saurabh Kalia celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.

N. K. Kalia, along with Chandrasekhar, and the Flags of Honour Foundation, (an organisation dedicated to building ceaseless engagement between society and the families of killed soldiers), filed a petition on 7 December 2012 with Juan E. Méndez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, of the Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights in Geneva. The Indian External Affairs Ministry said it would look at the nature of the petition, as the UNHRC is an inter- state body and usually acts only in terms of initiatives taken by its member states.

What happened with Captain Saurabh Kalia?

On May 15, 1999, Captain Saurabh Kalia of the 4 Jat Regiment was murdered by an enemy that knows no ethics and blatantly disregards human rights. Captain Saurabh Kalia and five soldiers of the same regiment were encircled by Pakistan troops and captured alive. They were ambushed, captured and tortured.

Who was the first martyr of Kargil War?

Born on June 29, 1976, Saurabh Kalia , son of a senior scientist, became the first martyr in the Kargil war after he was captured by the Pakistani Army even before the full-fledged war had started.

Is Saurabh Kalia from Himachal Pradesh?

Saurabh Kalia was born on 29 June 1976 in Amritsar, Punjab, India , to Vijaya and N. K. Kalia. He attended D. A. V. Public School in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, and then graduated from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University in 1997 with a First-Class BSc-Med degree.

Who was Lt Saurabh Kalia?

Capt Kalia along with five jawans were one of the first ones to take on the Pakistani Army intruders. Capt Saurabh Kalia was only 22 years old when he was captured by the Pakistani Army in May 1999 that marked the start of the Kargil War.

How Captain Saurabh Kalia was tortured?

The post-mortem reports suggested that the captivators had tortured the Indian soldiers by burning their bodies with cigarettes, piercing the ear-drums with hot rods, puncturing eyes before removing them, breaking most of their teeth and bones, fracturing their skulls, cutting the lips, chipping of nose, chopping off …