Sub Randhir Singh VrC

On 03 June 1999, Subedar Randhir Singh was tasked to lead his platoon for assault on the tactically important Tololing ridge in the Drass sector during 'Operations Vijay'. The well-stocked and fortified post of the enemy-backed infiltrators was in a treacherous mountainous terrain covered with snow at height of over 15,000 feet. The advance of the platoon, led by Subedar Randhir Singh, was impeded due to heavy machine gun fire from one of the sangar of the intruders. He immediately deployed his platoon and with a small team crawled ahead to the sangar and neutralized the machine gun in close combat killing two intruders. In the process Subedar Randhir Singh sustained grievous injury but pressed ahead directing, motivating and leading his platoon from the front and refusing to be evacuated or abandoning the mission. On encountering a second enemy sangar, though badly injured and bleeding, he charged onto the enemy killing one intruder in a hand-to hand combat. His dare devil act inspired and motivated his men to charge onto the enemy thus gaining vital ground on Tololing ridge which facilitated the capture of Point 4599.

 

Subedar Randhir Singh later succumbed to his injuries making the supreme sacrifice for the nation but not before leading and accomplishing a difficult mission.