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{{short description|Indian army officer (1972–1999)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]]
| name = Ajay Singh Jasrotia
| honorific_suffix = [[Sena Medal|SM]]
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| nickname = {{hlist|Jassi|Rambo}}
| birth_date = {{birth date |1972|03|31|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|06|15|1972|03|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gandhi Nagar, [[Jammu]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| death_place = [[Dras]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{Army|India}}
| serviceyears = 1996{{endash}}1999
| rank = [[File: Major of the Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Major]]
| servicenumber = SS-36635
| unit = [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles| 13 JAK RIF]]
| battles = [[Kargil War]]<br/>[[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]
| awards = [[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Sena Medal]]<ref name="Nic"/>
}}

[[Major]] '''Ajay Singh Jasrotia''', [[Sena Medal|SM]] (31 March 1972 — 15 June 1999) was an Indian military officer with the 13 [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] (13 JAK RIF) who laid down his life during [[Kargil War]] to save the lives of his six comrades.<ref>{{Cite web|title='I threw the grenade back, but I'd lost 3 of 4 secs before it exploded'remembered|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/130719/i-threw-the-grenade-back-but-id-lost-3-of-4-secs-before-it-expl.html|access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/quintlab/from-kargil-with-love-indian-army-martyrs|title=From Kargil With Love, Remembering Heroes of Indian Army|first=The Quint|last=Lab|website=TheQuint}}</ref>

He was deployed in [[Sopore]] in the [[Baramulla district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] when the Kargil War broke out. 13 JAK RIF under the command of [[Lieutenant general|Lt General]] then [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] was moved to the [[Dras]] sector as a reserve force.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maj Ajay Singh Jasrotia SM|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/maj-ajay-singh-jasrotia-sm/|publisher=Honour point|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

On 15 June 1999, the base camp came under heavy artillery shelling and six of his soldiers were injured. Amidst heavy artillery shelling which continued unabated, he evacuated the wounded to safety by carrying them on his back. While rescuing the last soldier he was fatally wounded by shrapnel. All of the six lived to tell the tale. He was posthumously awarded the [[Sena Medal]] for his courage and sacrifice.<ref name="Nic">{{Cite web|title=Kargil Heroes|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1P2C.aspx?MnId=9vDy9uw/9VwYYN4TzslW4w==&ParentID=H5pFfvtJiE+wsL3M1224lw==|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

Knowing that he won't survive he refused to be evacuated before his wounded men. <ref>{{Cite news|title=Martyr Major Ajay|url=https://defencelover.in/martyr-major-ajay-singh-jasrotia-saved-6-injured-soldiers-but-lost-his-life/|publisher=Defence Lover|access-date=24 November 2017 }}</ref>
His death played a role in motivating his juniors [[Captain]] then Lieutenant [[Vikram Batra]] [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]] and Colonel then Lieutenant Sanjeev Singh Jamwal [[VrC]] to capture [[Vikram_Batra#Capture_of_Point_5140|Point 5140]] without any casualty.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rawat |first=Rachna Bisht |year=2014 |title=The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories |publisher=Penguin Books India Private Limited|isbn=9780143422358}}</ref>
Coincidentally Batra was killed in a similar way as Jasrotia during the capture of [[Vikram_Batra#Capture_of_Point_4875|Point 4875]] when he exposed himself to enemy fire while rescuing an injured soldier. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Cardozo|first=Ian|year=2003|title=Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle|publisher=Roli Books Private Limited|page=124|isbn=9789351940296}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh|first=Amarinder|year=2001|title=A Ridge Too Far: War in the Kargil Heights 1999|publisher=Motibagh Palace|page=185|isbn=9788193107416}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bammi |first=Y. M. |year=2002 |title=Kargil 1999, impregnable conquered|publisher=Gorkha Publishers|page=279|isbn=9788175253520}}</ref>

==Early life==
He was born into a family of military traditions, his grandfather Khajoor Singh was a lieutenant Colonel and his father Arjun Singh Jasrotia was the [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] of [[Border Security Force]]. He was fondly known as “Rambo” during his schooling days in Jammu. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia|date=29 June 2015|url=https://www.newsgram.com/major-ajay-singh-jasrotia-sacrificed-his-life-while-saving-others-at-kargil|publisher=Newsgram|access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref> He did his primary education from BSF School Paloura in Jammu, senior secondary from Kendriya Vidyalaya Jalandhar Cantt, B.Com. from SPMR Commerce College in Jammu, SSB from Allahabad and military training from OTA Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajay Jasrotia|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/maj-ajay-singh-jasrotia-sm/comment-page-1/#comments|publisher=Honour Point|access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

==Legacy==
* A road in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu has been named as ''Kargil Shaheed Major Ajay Jasrotia Marg'' to honour his sacrifice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=20 years after Kargil, Jammu martyrs forgotten|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/news-detail-787498|publisher=Tribune|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>

* ''Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Park'' is a park in a Sainik Colony in Jammu with his bust in the center.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kargil martyr Major Ajay Jasrotia remembered|url=http://www.earlytimes.in/m/newsdet.aspx?q=266009|publisher=Early Times|access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

* His graduation college dedicated college library to him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=College Library|url=https://maps123.net/en/IN/college-library-p517175|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

* ''Shaheed Ajay Jasrotia Gas Agency'' is a gas agency at Sainik School Road Nagrota, Jammu named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shaheed Major Ajay Jasrotia Gas Agency|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=shaheed+major+ajay+jasrotia+gas+agency+nagrota&rlz=1C1VDKB_en__979__979&oq=shaheed+major+ajay+jasrotia+gas+agency+nagrota&aqs=chrome..69i57.19031j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>

* His character was portrayed in the movie [[LOC: Kargil]] (2003) by actor [[Amit Behl]] and by [[Nikitin Dheer]] in [[Shershaah]] (2021).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia|date=29 June 2015|url=https://www.newsgram.com/major-ajay-singh-jasrotia-sacrificed-his-life-while-saving-others-at-kargil/amp|publisher=Newsgram|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shershaah-actor-nikitin-dheer-will-not-jeopardise-anybody-s-well-being-because-of-a-film-s-release-101629125246158.html?|title = Shershaah actor Nikitin Dheer: Will not jeopardise anybody's well-being because of a film's release|date = 16 August 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:Dogra people]]
[[Category:People from Jammu]]
[[Category:Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni]]
[[Category:People of the Kargil War]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Indian military personnel killed in action]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sena Medal]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Sena Medal]]
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