Vir Chakra (VrC)

On the night of 12 December 1971, when his platoon was attacking an enemy picquet in the Ferozepore Sector, Naik Vasudevan Bhaskaran spotted an enemy machine gun, which was interfering with the assault. He led his section in an attack on the machine gun bunker. The enemy engaged his section with a light machine gun pinning them down. Undeterred by this, Naik Bhaskaran crawled forward under heavy crossfire, lobbed a grenade and destroyed the light machine gun. Immediately thereafter, he charged the medium machine gun bunker and neutralised it. The enemy was completely unnerved by his move and abandoned the post. 

In this action, Naik Bhaskaran displayed gallantry, determination and leadership of a high order.