Vir Chakra (VrC)

During operations in the Chhamb Sector, Havildar Debi Prakash Singh was hit in the arm by an enemy bullet while commanding a platoon in its forward location. He was ordered to report to the regimental aid post by his company commander and to stay there. However, he went back to fight alongside his comrades and, on reaching the platoon area, he found four enemy tanks approaching towards his position. Disregarding his injury, he aimed a rocket launcher at an enemy tank, but was wounded in the waist by a burst from an enemy Browning machine gun before he could open fire. He again got up and managed to score a direct hit on a tank, which was later destroyed. The other enemy tanks then turned round and retreated. Later, Havildar Debi Prakash Singh succumbed to his injuries. Throughout, Havildar Debi Prakash Singh displayed exemplary courage and initiative and devotion to duty in the best traditions of the Army.