Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 15 December 1971, a company of Gorkha Rifles was mopping up the enemy in an area in the Eastern Sector. Lance Naik Gobardhan Adhikari commanding a section was given the task of driving out the enemy from some built-up-area. While advancing, his section came under fire of a medium machine gun from a window. In utter disregard for his personal safety, he crawled under the fire of the machine gun right up to the window and lobbed a grenade inside which damaged the gun and killed its crew. At this stage, he was fired upon by an enemy machine gun from across the road. He charged the gun and in the process received burst in his face as a result of which he died.

In this action, Lance Naik Adhikari displayed gallantry of a high order.