Vir Chakra (VrC)

Sheel Kumar Puri was commanding a company which was assigned the task of capturing an enemy position in the Western Sector. Undaunted by the small arms fire, and shelling by the enemy, he led his company boldly and skillfully and inspired them to capture the objective after fierce hand-to-hand fighting. Having captured the first position, Major Puri found that the enemy was thinning out from the objective for the next phase of the battalion attack. Without losing time, he launched an attack on the second objective and captured it, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. In this action, Major Puri displayed gallantry, determination and leadership of a high order.