Vir Chakra (VrC)

Second Lieutenant Rajinder Singh Nagar was deployed in Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force. His battalion marched out on 17 October 1987, from road junction for linking up with Jaffna Fort. En route the battalion came under heavy militant fire from Manippe and was pinned down. Second Lieutenant Nagar took initiative and urged all the men to move forward and himself went ahead of the column braving all odds. He spotted heavy machine gun position from where volume of fire was coming. He charged the gun position with grenade and after the first grenade exploded, he stood upright and charged the position physically. The militants took a close aim and shot the brave young soldier.

The courage shown by the young officer, enthused the whole battalion with a fighting spirit. It did not look back and carried out all the given tasks and was among the first few in 41 Brigade to contact Jeffna Fort and carry out further task.

Second Lieutenant Rajinder Singh Nagar displayed courage and valour in the face of the militants and laid down his life in the highest tradition of the Services.