Vir Chakra (VrC)

On the morning of 10 May 1948, while it was still dark, enemy-assaulting troops advanced under cover of mortar fire and took up positions within 100 yards of our picquet. As the day dawned, one of their platoons advanced to attack the picquet from the rear. Lance Havildar Mahtab Singh, who commanded a section of our picquet, was detailed to deal with it. While his Bren gunners pinned the enemy platoon to the ground, he with his section put a bayonet charge. Though one of his men was lulled, he took the enemy by surprise and bayoneted 10 of them, himself killing three. 

In this short but swift action Lance Havildar Mahtab Singh set a very high example of courage, dash and determination, and routed a force far superior to his in numbers.