Jaswant Singh Rawat Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was an Indian soldier who won the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously at the Battle of Nuranang . Rifleman ( RFN ) Jaswant Singh , number 4039009 , was serving with the 4th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles . On 17 November the battalion was subjected to repeated Chinese assaults . A Chinese medium machine gun ( MMG ) located at a vantage point close to the A company lines was proving to be a dangerous menace . Jaswant , Lance Naik Trilok Singh Negi and RFN Gopal Singh Gusain went after the Chinese MMG and after approaching within 12 metres threw grenades at the bunker and charged it , killing a number of Chinese and capturing the MMG . Jaswant took the MMG and began crawling back towards the Indian lines but he and Trilok were fatally hit by Chinese automatic fire when nearing safety . Gopal Gusain was wounded but managed to drag the MMG into the Indian post . This turned the course of the battle and the Chinese retreated , leaving some 300 dead behind . Jaswant was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra ( posthumous ) and Trilok and Gopal the Vir Chakra . A popular and widely - disseminated local story goes as follows : It was the final phase of the Sino - Indian War in November 1962 . Even as his company was asked to fall back , Jaswant Singh remained at his post at an altitude of 10 , 000 feet and held back Chinese soldiers for three days assisted by two local Monpa girls named Sela and Nura ( in some versions one or the other girl is mentioned ) . They set up weapons at separated spots and maintained a volume of fire that made the Chinese think they were opposed by a body of troops . Finally the Chinese captured the man who was supplying rations to Jaswant and he revealed to them that they were opposed by only one man . They attacked in force , Sela died in a grenade burst , Nura was captured and Jaswant supposedly shot himself with his last cartridge when he realized that he was about to be captured . It is alleged that the Chinese cut off Jaswant Singh ' s head and took it back to China . However , after the ceasefire , the Chinese commander , impressed by the soldier ' s bravery , returned the head along with a brass bust of Jaswant Singh . The bust , created in China to honor the brave Indian soldier , is now installed at the site of the battle . Jaswant Singh ' s saga of valor and sacrifice continues to serve as an inspiration to all army personnel posted in this sector . He has become a ' Baba ' , a saint . At the spot where he fought , a small temple has come up with a bust of his and many of his personal effects . A marble plaque commemorates him and 161 other men of his battalion who died in the battle of Nuranang , which was awarded to Garhwal Rifles as a battle honour . This shrine known as Jaswant Garh is between Se La and Jang . Indian Army personnel passing by this route traditionally pay their respects here , irrespective of rank . Jaswant is treated as if he is alive , his boots shined and his uniform and accoutrements cared for by Army personnel posted at the shrine . He has received all his promotions in time , and has reached the rank of Honorary Captain . He is a source of inspiration to his fellow Rajputs in the region of Uttarakhand .