‘Real Heroes’: Twitter Salutes ITBP for Protecting Amarnath Yatris

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is proving – time and again – that they’ve got our backs!

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is proving – time and again – that they’ve got our backs. The official Twitter handle of the police force – one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India – posted a video on Thursday evening, 4 July, in which ITBP personnel can be seen holding off stones on a snow-clad slope, shielding Amarnath yatris from the torrent.

The Amarnath temple is considered to be one of the holiest shrines for believers. The yatra starts at Pahalgam or Baltal, in Jammu and Kashmir, and the shrine is situated at an altitude of 3,888 m.

The ‘Sentinels of the Himalayas’ have been in the news consistently for helping out pilgrims, mountaineers and others, leading to an outpour of appreciation on social media. Take a look!

#WATCH ITBP: Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel braving shooting stones in a glacier by placing shield wall to ensure safety of pilgrims in Baltal, Jammu & Kashmir. #AmarnathYatra pic.twitter.com/8FWerGoE6o

— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2019

‘Duty Before Death’

Duty before death

— Hitesh Sharma (@Hitvi008) July 4, 2019

Oh...
Shows to the lengths to which these brave men go to protect the yatris.
Hats off to them.

— DhartiPutra1942 (@DPutra1942) July 4, 2019

Goosebumps! Respect for #Himveers 🙏 @ITBP_official https://t.co/rg6DAycQP7

— Amit Panchal (@AmitHPanchal) July 4, 2019

Always Been Heroes...

Jammu & Kashmir: More than 25 pilgrims, suffering from breathlessness, have been administered oxygen at 12,000 feet by ITBP personnel on Baltal route of #AmarnathYatra pic.twitter.com/wFXHdEpZdF

— ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2019

#NandaDevi

ITBP personnel with the help of @IAF_MCC lifting the bodies of mountaineers in hostile conditions at 15,250 ft (ITBP search base camp) yesterday. This extreme search and retrieval operation 'Daredevis' of ITBP will always be remembered as an epic story of humanity. pic.twitter.com/MD6nopSn6M

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) July 4, 2019

ITBP personnel administering oxygen to pilgrims who were feeling breathlessness on #AmarnathYatra Baltal route#Himveers pic.twitter.com/bjFrtjTsDn

— ITBP (@ITBP_official) July 4, 2019

‘Indomitable Spirit to Guard and Protect...’

Look at ITBP personnel, their indomitable spirit to guard and protect yatris is beyond words.
They are standing as shield to mud sliding like a true hero. We owe your selfless duty by which this yatra becomes possible. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/t5OFzSrw6x

— Anu Sharma (@anusha_47) July 4, 2019

So proud of these men in uniform! Brave personnel of Indo Tibetan Border Police (#ITBP) form a human chain, use their riot shields to protect #Amarnath yatris from shooting stones along the yatra route. #JaiHind https://t.co/ksXbLQ8J8c

— GAURAV C SAWANT (@gauravcsawant) July 4, 2019