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Vir Chakra (VrC)

Awardee: Tata Pothu Raja VrC

Gazette Notification
131 Pres/65, 10.5.65
Operation
1965 Riddle (1965)
Date of Award
05 Sep 1965

Citation

On 5 September 1965, while commanding a detachment of an air defence battery guarding Tawi Bridge in Jammu. RHM Tata Pothu Raja displayed courage and initiative in directing the fire of his 40 MM gun in an accurate manner, resulting in the Shooting down of a Pakistani Sabre jet. 
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