Vir Chakra (VrC)

Sowar Mohan Singh was the gunner of a tank of 17 Horse in the battle of the Basantar River in the Shakargarh Sector. On 16 December 1971. the enemy armour put in a determined and fierce counter-attack. Sowar Mohan Singh, despite heavy odds, engaged numerous enemy tanks and personally accounted for five of them.

In this action, Sowar Mohan Singh displayed gallantry, determination and devotion to duty of a high order.