Awards
Raw Courage Captain Gautum Mubayi
Period : 1965 Indo Pak WarCaptain Gautam Mubayi led a platoon of the Dogra Regiment to flush out Pakistani intruders occupying the Mendhar area of Jammu and Kashmir even after cease-fire was declared in 1965. The area was mined by the intruders. Captain Mubayi sought to establish a bridgehead. Crawling forward he cut the wire-mesh fences and led his platoon through the minefield.A mine exploded wounding him in leg but he refused to be evacuated and the bridgehead was made secure. The Captain Mubayi silenced the enemy's machine gun with grenade. The enemy kept up a relentless fire but the captain and his men stayed put. Eventually, a burst of machine gun fire hit him in the chest and he succumbed to this injuries but his men, inspired by his courage held on to the bridgehead. He was posthumously honored with the Mahavir Chakra in 1965. | Other CategoriesHero of Phir Thil Major Satyapal ChopraHavildar Fateh Singh Lone Gunner Sepoy Dewan Singh The Gallant Havildar Lance Havildar Daya Ram The Unstoppable Chuna Ram Havildar Chuna Ram Major Hari Chand Blood in the Snow Sepoy Amar Singh Hero in Civies civilian labourer, Ismail Mohammad Rifleman Dhonkal Singh Master Strategist Lt.Colonel Khanna Main CategoriesParam Vir ChakraAshoka Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Kirti Chakra Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vir Chakra Shaurya Chakra President's Police and Fire Services Medal for Gallantry Sena Medal |
