Mahavir Chakra (MVC)

Major S.P.S Shrikent was the adjutant of a battalion of Gorkha Rifles in NEFA when on 20 October 1962 the Chinese over-ran and surrounded the battalion headquarters. Major Shrikent, finding the situation desperate, snatched a sten gun from an orderly, railed the few survivors of the battalion headquarters, gallantry charged the enemy with complete disregard for his personal safety and inflicted heavy losses on the advancing Chinese. Major Shrikent displayed courage and leadership of a high order.