Arun Khetarpal, who was in‘A' squadron
and was stationed close by with his Centurion tank troop, responded with alacrity, as did the rest of his regiment.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, PVC(14 October 1950-
16 December 1971) born in Pune, Maharashtra, was an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration for valour in face of the enemy.