Mahavir Chakra (MVC)

On 3 July 1948 at Gumri in J&K State, Naik Pritam Singh was in charge of a signal detachment when enemy shelling cut all line communications and made movement impossible. He volunteered to go out and repair the lines. He moved out with cool determination, completely unperturbed by shells bursting all around him and heavy enemy MMG fire directed on him. Escaping sure death right under the nose of the enemy, he mended the wires and got back under the hail of MMG fire having seen the line through. He repeated the ordeal through heavy fire twice in the afternoon. Once he repaired the line to another picquet and next he replaced a broken-down wireless set of yet another picquet. This NCO showed exemplary fortitude, courage and devotion to duty throughout the nerve-shattering and most trying operations. 

His fearless and tenacious conduct filled everyone in the unit with great inspiration and admiration for him.