On the night of 11/11 May 1986, Second Lieutenant PN Mohapatra was entrusted with the difficult task of evicting the enemy from Dalal Top, a most formidable post with a vertical ice wall and tricky false overhang at an altitude of 19,000 feet. The enemy had shell-proof bunkers at the post and the approaches were covered by the fir of two medium machine guns and one heavy machine gun. A physical assault on any feature at that height is extremely hazardous as one soldier can hold off a company-size attack. Knowing fully well of the dangers that lie ahead Second Lieutenant PN Mohapatra volunteered to carry out the Herculean task in the face of heavy odds, with no knowledge of mountaineering and little mountaineering equipment at his disposal. The task involved moving under the nose of the enemy with a hail of bullets and practically looking at the enemy eyeball-to-eyeball. With cool courage, so rare in an inexperienced soldier, the officer crawled under enemy fire over the ice wall using only one rope to support himself, with his hands and feet numb from the cold. Under his dynamic leadership the remainder troops followed and reached the summit behind the enemy post. The unexpected approach and direction of attack took the enemy by surprise. Second Lieutenant PN Mohapatra led the assault team of eleven men and captured the enemy post after throwing grenades and an exchange of fire. The enemy abandoned the post and fled, leaving behind their weapons, ammunition and equipment. Subsequently, the enemy directed the fire of over 200 artillery shells at the captured post but Second Lieutenant PN Mohapatra and his men held it like a rock. Second Lieutenant PN Mohapatra displayed cool courage, unerring devotion to duty and a high calibre of leadership under extreme adverse and trying conditions.

On the night of 12/13 March 1992, 7 SIKH LI was tasked to launch a major cordon and search operation in the area of Kakrali under police station Morinda in the Ropar district of Punjab. Sepoy Satnam Singh was a member of the combing party led by Naib Subedar Bakshish Singh. The combing operation commenced at 0615 hours on 13 March. At about 0650 hours, while the combing party was approaching a tubewell, they were engaged by six militants, armed with AK-47 rifles at a very close range of approximately 10 metres. The combing party immediately returned the fire. The militants, while firing, attempted to escape by dashing towards nearby sugarcane fields. On seeing this Sepoy Satnam Singh leapt forward with an electrifying spirit and closed in with the militants. At a close range of approximately 10 metres, he fired at one of the militants and killed him on the spot. In the ensuing close quarter battle, he was injured. However, with utter disregard to his personal safety and profusely bleeding, he kept fighting and came face to face with the militant leader self-styled Lieutenant General Jarnail Singh alias Jaila and shot him dead. The gallant soldier then lobbed a grenade, inflicting injuries on the escaping militants. However, at that very moment, he received another burst of AK-47 fire on his forehead resulting in his death. Due to this act of gallantry and subsequent actions of the search party, an A-grade hard-core terrorist, Jarnail Singh alias Jaila, the gang leader of the Khalistan Liberation Force and five of his gang were eliminated. Three AK-47 rifles, three pistols, a revolver and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered. The dreaded gang of the Khalistan Liberation Force led by Jarnail Singh alias Jaila was responsible for killing nearly 150 people in the district. The elimination of this dreaded gang brought peace and normalcy to Ropar district. Sepoy Satnam Singh displayed most conspicuous bravery and pre-eminent valour while making the supreme sacrifice.

Major Ashok Kumar Sahrawat was commissioned in 7 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY on 17 December 1983 and served with 19 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion (SIKH LI) from 30 Dec 1996. On 24 August 1997, he was leading an area domination patrol when it suddenly encountered a group of 5-6 militants on the outskirts of Manzgam village. On seeing the patrol, the militants ran into the neighboring rice fields, dividing themselves into two groups. Taking immediate stock of the situation, Major Sahrawat split his patrol into two parties of ten each and went in hot pursuit of the militants. Leading one party, Major Sahrawat quickly closed in one group of militants. By this time, the officer had outrun his troops and single-handedly, regardless of his personal safety, brought down effective fire and killed two militants. As he resumed the chase, some militants, apparently hiding in the crops on his flank, engaged the officer at close range, wounding him seriously. Even though he was fatally wounded, the officer immediately retaliated in the direction of the fire and killed one more militant, before finally succumbing to his injuries. During the brief but fierce encounter, not only did the officer display outstanding personal courage, making the supreme sacrifice, but he also motivated his men to rally behind him, resulting in the killing of one more militant and recovery of a large haul of arms and ammunition. In a number of similar operations in the past too, the officer always led from the front, placing his life at great risk and was a constant source of inspiration to his colleagues and subordinates. Major Ashok Kumar Sahrawat displayed outstanding leadership and exemplary courage under fire in the true traditions of the Army.