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Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 01 Mar 1948

Citation:

On 1 March 1948, 2nd Lieutenant Jitindar Pal Chopra was commander of an engineer detachment with the infantry during an attack on the Kamal Gosha feature. Though under fire he carried out valuable reconnaissance and laid mines for the protection of our own picquets. On 3 March, he carried out a night recce of the Jhambhir Nala crossing which was under enemy machine gun fire. On 16 March, when he was working on the construction of the Bagla Jeep track, he pushed forward boldly into I enemy held area forward of our F.D.Ls up to the main Naushera-Jhangar road without any protective escort. On this occasion, he personally captured a prisoner. It was chiefly due to his high qualities of leadership and cool courage in face of the enemy that the objective was captured in time.

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