Vir Chakra (VrC)

On the night of 4 December 1971, a battalion of Maratha Light Infantry was given the task of capturing an enemy position in the Eastern Sector. The assault by our troops was held up by sustained and accurate enemy medium machine gun fire from a bunker. Naik Eknath Kardile charged the enemy bunker and silenced the machine gun, enabling the capture of the enemy locality. He was fatally hit by a burst from the machine gun. In this action, Naik Eknath Kardile displayed gallantry and determination of a high order.