Vir Chakra (VrC)

On the night of 10 December 1971, Sepoy Avtar Singh of a battalion of Punjab Regiment was with a force attacking the right shoulder of Nangi Tekri in the Jammu and Kashmir Sector. This was a well-fortified position held in strength by the enemy. During the attack, the assaulting troops were subjected to intense artillery and medium machine gun fire as a result of which Sepoy Avtar Singh lost one of his legs. Undaunted, he crawled up to a medium machine gun post in a bid to destroy it and while hurling himself at the gun was hit by a burst of automatic fire as a result of which he died. In this action, Sepoy Avtar Singh displayed gallantry and determination of a high order.