Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 21 September 1965, in a company assault on an objective in Jammu and Kashmir, Lance Naik Lakha Singh was in the leading section. In a hand-to-hand fight the enemy came so close that Lance Naik Lakha Singh could not change the magazine of his self-loading rifle. With great presence of mind, he took off his helmet and with it, hit three enemy soldiers one after another and injured them seriously. Subsequently he bayoneted another enemy soldier but was hit by a burst of enemy MMG fire and fell down. Even then he continued firing on the enemy and killed four more.

Lance Naik Lakha Singh displayed exemplary courage and tenacity.