Deliberating on the battalion's achievements, he said the battalion while participating in Operation Riddle during 1965 in the Western sector attacked Pakistani forces at Chawinda and later captured Alhar railway station in Sialkot sector.

Suraj Gorkha was raised in 1849 by Maharaja Gulab Singh, the then ruler of Jammu and Kashmir. The battalion carved a niche for itself during 1947-48 Jammu and Kashmir operations and was awarded battle honour.

In its various operations against the militants, the battalion apprehended over 150 of them and recovered over 75 weapons, he said.