Vir Chakra (VrC)

On night of 17 May 1948, Lieutenant Colonel Dharitri Kumar Palit, Commanding 319th Gorkha Rifles, was ordered to capture a hill feature, which was very strongly held by two battalions of the enemy. At midnight the forward company came up against very heavy opposition halfway up to the hill and the advance was halted. On seeing this Lieutenant Colonel Palit went forward and led the company himself to the enemy position. In the hand-to-hand fighting that ensued, Lieutenant Colonel Palit was seriously wounded by and enemy grenade but without worrying about his wounds, he kept on cheering and leading the men to the next objective.

Though he was not able to walk, he refused toe be evacuated and remained in command of the battalion till the hill was finally captured.