Vir Chakra (VrC)

Lieutenant Teja Singh, in command of a company of his battalion, held on to his objective at Khem Karan on 6 and 7 September 1965 in the face of heavy enemy ground and air shelling. His company ran short of ammunition and water. In the absence of communication with his battalion headquarters, he personally went and contacted his headquarters amidst heavy enemy shelling and withdrew his men safely according to plan. In this operation he displayed courage and leadership of a high order.