Mahavir Chakra (MVC)

On the night of 2 November 1965, Lieutenant Colonel Sant Singh was given the task of clearing an objective, which notwithstanding the cease-fire had been encroached upon by Pakistani forces. This was a difficult feature & strongly defended by the enemy. Despite enemy mines and artillery fire, Lieutenant Colonel Sant Singh moved forward with his men, charged the enemy and, after a bitter hand-to-hand fight, cleared the objective. Later, taking advantage of his position, Lieutenant Colonel Sant Singh moved from bunker to bunker in the face of heavy artillery and automatic fire encouraging his men and cleared another objective, which also had been encroached upon by Pakistani forces. Throughout, Lieutenant Colonel Sant Singh displayed conspicuous gallantry and leadership of a high order.