 Yadav, enlisted with the 18 Grenadiers, and was part of the Ghatak Force commando platoon, tasked to capture three strategic bunkers on Tiger Hill in the early morning hours of 4 July 1999.The bunkers were situated at the top of a vertical, snow-covered, cliff face.Yadav volunteered to lead the assault, climbed the cliff face and installed ropes that would allow further assaults on the feature.