Vir Chakra (VrC)

Sepoy Sampuran Singh was with a company of Punjab Regiment, which was, assigned the task of capturing Branchil Pass in the Kargil Sector. The assault was held up due to accurate and intense medium machine gun fire from the enemy defence. Sepoy Sampuran Singh lobbed a grenade into the bunker and destroyed the medium machine gun. In the process, he was seriously wounded and succumbed to his injuries.

In this action, Sepoy Sampuran Singh displayed gallantry and devotion to duty ofa high order.