Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 15 December, Captain Rabindranath Sen Gupta was the forward observation officer with the leading elements of a battalion of Sikh Light Infantry, which was assigned the task of capturing the two enemy positions in an area in the Rajasthan Sector. During the attack on the objectives, Captain Sen Gupta, along with his party, was continuously under heavy shelling and small arms fire. After the capture of the second objective, the enemy counter-attacked in overwhelming strength, using tanks and subjected the position to heavy artillery fire. Undeterred and unmindful of his personal safety, he directed our artillery fire accurately to break up the enemy assault. Though seriously wounded by a machine gun bullet from an enemy tank, he continued to direct own artillery fire.

In this action, Captain Sen Gupta displayed gallantry, professional skill and devotion to duty of high order.