▁retre at ▁from ▁the ▁Gil git - B alt istan ▁to ▁Lad akh ▁in ▁Indian ▁K ash mir ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Capt . ▁Sar war ' s ▁company ▁followed ▁the ▁retre ated ▁Indian ▁Army ' s ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁Uri ▁region ▁where ▁his ▁unit ▁faced ▁off ▁the ▁strongly ▁fort ified ▁enemy ▁position ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Uri ▁sector . ▁His ▁company ▁was ▁only ▁ 5 0 ▁yards ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁fort ified ▁enemy ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ' s ▁soldiers ▁begin ▁their ▁mort ar ▁shell ing ▁at ▁his ▁positions , ▁and ▁received ▁instructions ▁on ▁leading ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁b unker ▁where ▁the ▁shell ing ▁was ▁taking ▁place . ▁Mov ing ▁towards ▁the ▁new ▁position , ▁his ▁passage ▁was ▁blocked ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁bar bed ▁w ires ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁w ires ▁with ▁only ▁taking ▁six ▁men ▁alongside . ▁During ▁the ▁fire f ight , ▁Capt . ▁Sar war ▁used ▁the ▁b olt ▁cut ter ▁to ▁cut ▁their ▁bar bed ▁w ires ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁down p our ▁of ▁shell ing , ▁his ▁ch est ▁per for ated , ▁taking ▁a ▁bullet ▁with ▁a ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Capt . ▁Sar war ▁was ▁killed ▁while ▁clear ing ▁the ▁passage – ▁he ▁was ▁ 3 8 ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁ ▁Muhammad ▁Sar war