Ajay Singh Jasrotia

Early life He was born into a family of military traditions, his grandfather Khajoor Singh Jasrotia was a Lieutenant Colonel in J&K State Forces and later ADC to Karan Singh, his father Arjun Singh Jasrotia was the DIG of Border Security Force. He was fondly known as “Rambo” during his schooling days in Jammu. 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.

Legacy A road in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu has been named as Kargil Shaheed Major Ajay Jasrotia Marg to honour his sacrifice. Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia Park is a park in a Sainik Colony in Jammu with his bust in the center. His graduation college dedicated college library to him. Shaheed Ajay Jasrotia Gas Agency is a gas agency at Sainik School Road Nagrota, Jammu named after him. His character was portrayed in the movie LOC: Kargil (2003) by actor Amit Behl and by Nikitin Dheer in Shershaah (2021).