1971 India-Pakistan War UNHEARD Story
Aug 19, 2023, 11:30 AM
Join us for an inspiring Josh Talks episode where Mukesh Khetarpal, brother of the Braveheart 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal who is the recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, narrates the stories of his brother’s heroics in the India-Pakistan 1971 War.
Arun Khetarpal was assigned to the command of the 47th Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army where in the battle of Basantar in the battlefield of Shakargarh Sector, the Indian army was outnumbered but Arun led his troops in a ferocious battle where they destroyed 10 Pakistani Tanks, during this his tank was hit by and caught fire, but he refused to abandon his tank, and continued engaging in the fight to destroy Pakistan’s infantry.
Arun Khetarpal was born in a long line of military family, his father Lt Col (later Brigadier) M. L. Khetarpal was a Corps of Engineers officer. His grandfather fought in World War 1, & his great-grandfather served in Sikh Khalsa Army.
We are in debt to Arun Khetarpal’s heroic triumphs, tune in now as we witness his incredibly heroic story of engaging with Pakistan in the 1971 War.
Arun Khetarpal was assigned to the command of the 47th Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army where in the battle of Basantar in the battlefield of Shakargarh Sector, the Indian army was outnumbered but Arun led his troops in a ferocious battle where they destroyed 10 Pakistani Tanks, during this his tank was hit by and caught fire, but he refused to abandon his tank, and continued engaging in the fight to destroy Pakistan’s infantry.
Arun Khetarpal was born in a long line of military family, his father Lt Col (later Brigadier) M. L. Khetarpal was a Corps of Engineers officer. His grandfather fought in World War 1, & his great-grandfather served in Sikh Khalsa Army.
We are in debt to Arun Khetarpal’s heroic triumphs, tune in now as we witness his incredibly heroic story of engaging with Pakistan in the 1971 War.