Vir Chakra (VrC)

Grenadier Ram Kumar took part in offensive by a battalion of Grenadiers in the Shakargarh Sector. On the morning of 16 December 1971, when his company resumed the advance, it came under accurate medium machine gun fire from an enemy bunker. Unmindful of his personal safety, Grenadier Ram Kumar crawled to the bunker and started firing into it. He not only silenced the gun but also captured three Pakistani soldiers.

In this action, Grenadier Ram Kumar displayed gallantry and devotion to duty of a high order.