Indian Army’s ‘Shwet Ashw’ team Successfully Concludes the Expedition to Dras
by Shrutee K/DNS
Dras, July 27, 2018: ‘Ride to Kargil’ a motorcycle expedition, organised by the Indian Army
and supported by TVS Motor Company, successfully concluded in Dras, with five-member team of ‘Shwet Ashw’ reaching their final
destination – Kargil War Memorial. ‘Shwet Ashw’ is the elite Motorcycle Display
Team of the Corps of Military Police.
Lt. Gen Ranbir Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, Goc-in-c, Northern
Command flagged in the expedition on 25th July 2018 at Dras. The
team then celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas at the Kargil War Memorial with the families of
martyrs and Kargil war heroes on 26th July 2018. The
20-day expedition from Bengaluru to Dras saw the riders cover a distance of 4250
kilometres across 8 states astride the TVS Apache RTR 200 FI 4V Race Edition 2.0.
Speaking on the
expedition, Mr. Arun Siddharth, Vice
President (Marketing), Premium Two-Wheelers, International Business & TVS
Racing, said, “We are honoured that TVS Apache RTR 200 FI 4V Race Edition
2.0 was an integral part of this noble initiative by the Indian Army. We want to thank them for giving us this
opportunity to pay a tribute to the brave hearts on the special occasion of
Kargil Vijay Diwas. The iconic ‘Shwet Ashw’ team has undergone tremendous
challenges to reach Dras, battling torrid monsoons and difficult mountainous
terrain. It makes us proud that the TVS
Apache RTR 200 FI 4V Race Edition 2.0 supported them across this and helped
them reach the destination as planned.”
The ‘Shwet Ashw’ squad
includes team leader Lt. Col Vikram Rajebhosale, Havaldar Jangar Ananda, Naik
Shiva Krishna CH, Lance Naik Santosh MK and Lance Naik D Sashikant B. The team covered 11 cities on the way including Belgaum, Pune, Mumbai, Vadodara, Udaipur, Nasirabad,
New Delhi, Chandigarh, Manali, Sarchu & Leh. The aim of the expedition was to strengthen the
brotherhood, pay homage to the supreme sacrifices made by our martyrs during
the Kargil War and enhance the image of the Indian Army to motivate the youth
to join this elite organization.
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