India, Aug. 30 -- Meanwhile, an hour or so after the enemy had commenced bombarding the Chushul sector on 18th, 9 Field Company deployed in infantry role to defend the approach from Gurung Hill and Spanggur gap was tasked to prepare engineer plant and machinery at Chushul airfield for reserve demolition, a task that had been earlier avoided. 2/Lt NM Malhotra began his task when the enemy started pounding Chushul airfield, focusing especially on the supply dump which was close to the engineer plant and machinery. A shell burst near him, its splinters striking his helmet. Nevertheless, he continued with his task and finished it in less than the two hours that had been allotted to him. On the evening of 19 November, troops from the 114 Brigade...