Battle of point 5140

Capture of Point 5140
Part of Kargil War
Date20 June 1999
Location
Result Indian victory
Territorial
changes
Point 5140 recaptured by India
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Lt Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi
Lt Vikram Batra
Lt Sanjeev Jamwal
Unknown
Units involved
13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Northern Light Infantry Regiment

The Battle of point 5140 was fought on 20 June 1999 and was major military offensive carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles regiment as a part of the Operation Vijay (Kargil War). The Indian forces under Lt Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi were able to capture the point.