Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 15 December 1971, Captain Rabinder Nath Anand was the forward observation post officer with an infantry company, which was ordered to capture an enemy position in the Shakargarh Sector. During the attack the enemy brought down accurate and heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Disregarding his safety, Captain Anand kept his party moving abreast with the infantry and directed own artillery fire on enemy positions. When just about two hundred yards short of the objective, he was hit in the abdomen and both his radio operators were also wounded. He tookover the radio set from the operator and continued directing the artillery fire on the enemy. Immediately after the capture of the objective, the enemy launched a counter-attack. Despite his wounds, he exposed himself to enemy fire to direct the artillery fire thereby breaking up the enemy attack. 

In this action, Captain Anand displayed gallantry, determination to devotion to duty of a high order.