 He cleared the Jhangar post by passing through the minefield laid by enemy and swimming across a water obstacle, the 'Sabuna distributary', whilst under intense enemy fire and led his company to capture the objective.On the afternoon of 6 December, the enemy launched an offensive preceded by air strikes and heavy artillery shelling.After casualties amongst the crew, he took over as a gunner on an anti-tank gun and started firing on the enemy tanks.