Lieutenant Amit Kaul made the supreme sacrifice on 27 October 1998 while serving with the 2 Engineer Regiment of the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers. He was 24 years old. His name has been commemorated in Jammu, where his family and community have remembered his service and sacrifice.
Kaul was born in Jammu in 1974 to Bansi Lal Kaul and Sheela Kaul. After completing his graduation, he pursued a military career and cleared the Combined Defence Services Examination. He trained at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai and was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers in September 1997.
The Corps of Engineers performs essential tasks in support of Army operations, including helping troops move through difficult terrain, maintaining routes, strengthening defensive positions and supporting the mobility of forces. Kaul served with the 2 Engineer Regiment during a period of counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
In 1998, he was deployed as part of Operation Rakshak. The operational environment demanded alertness and commitment from soldiers working in support of units operating in sensitive areas. Kaul made the supreme sacrifice during his deployment on 27 October 1998.
Publicly available biographical accounts provide limited detail about the precise circumstances of his final operation. Those details should be confirmed through official service records, his former unit or his family before a more specific account is published.
Kaul's sacrifice was remembered by his family and members of the Kashmiri Pandit community in Jammu. A memorial was established near his family home, and tributes have marked the anniversary of his martyrdom.
His story is a reminder that the Army's operational effort depends not only on frontline infantry but also on engineers and other specialists whose work supports the movement and protection of troops. Lieutenant Amit Kaul's service and sacrifice remain part of that wider military legacy.
