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	[[Brigadier]] '''Ravi Datt Mehta''' (1955 – 7 July 2008) was a [[brigadier]] in the [[Indian army]]. He died in the [[suicide bombing]] [[2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul\|of the Indian Embassy]] in [[Kabul]] while serving as India's [[Defence Attaché]] to [[Afghanistan]] on 7 July 2008.<ref name="Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army/articleshow/3208668.cms\|title=Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army\|last=Pandit\|first=Rajat \|date=8 July 2008\|work=TNN\|accessdate=8 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Brigadier]] '''Ravi Datt Mehta''' (1955 – 7 July 2008) was a [[brigadier]] in the [[Indian army]]. He died in the [[suicide bombing]] [[2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul\|of the Indian Embassy]] in [[Kabul]] while serving as India's [[Defence Attaché]] to [[Afghanistan]] on 7 July 2008.<ref name="Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army/articleshow/3208668.cms\|title=Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army\|last=Pandit\|first=Rajat \|date=8 July 2008\|work=TNN\|accessdate=8 July 2008}}</ref>

	==Early life and military career==		==Early life and military career==

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	[[Brigadier]] '''Ravi Datt Mehta''' (1955 – 7 July 2008) was a [[brigadier]] in the [[Indian army]]. He died in the [[suicide bombing]] [[2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul\|of the Indian Embassy]] in [[Kabul]] while serving as India's [[Defence Attaché]] to [[Afghanistan]] on 7 July 2008.<ref name="Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army/articleshow/3208668.cms\|title=Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army\|last=Pandit\|first=Rajat \|date=8 July 2008\|work=TNN\|accessdate=8 July ~~2008~~}}</ref>		[[Brigadier]] '''Ravi Datt Mehta''' (1955 – 7 July 2008) was a [[brigadier]] in the [[Indian army]]. He died in the [[suicide bombing]] [[2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul\|of the Indian Embassy]] in [[Kabul]] while serving as India's [[Defence Attaché]] to [[Afghanistan]] on 7 July 2008.<ref name="Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army/articleshow/3208668.cms\|title=Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army\|last=Pandit\|first=Rajat \|date=8 July 2008\|work=TNN\|accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref>

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[[Brigadier]] '''Ravi Datt Mehta''' (1955 – 7 July 2008) was a [[brigadier]] in the [[Indian army]]. He died in the [[suicide bombing]] [[2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul|of the Indian Embassy]] in [[Kabul]] while serving as India's [[Defence Attaché]] to [[Afghanistan]] on 7 July 2008.<ref name="Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army/articleshow/3208668.cms|title=Brigadier targeted for role in training Afghan army|last=Pandit|first=Rajat |date=8 July 2008|work=TNN|accessdate=8 July 2008}}</ref>

==Early life and military career==
''[[Indian Express]]'' states that he was a math wizard in his younger days.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Shock-would-have-been-lesser-had-Ravi-died-saving-his-country/333024/ The Indian Express, 9 July 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713072816/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Shock-would-have-been-lesser-had-Ravi-died-saving-his-country/333024/ |date=13 July 2008 }}</ref> He joined the [[Indian Army]] in 1976 and went on to become a highly rated officer.<ref>[http://howrah.org/india_news/18243.html The Asian Age, 7 July 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015040400/http://howrah.org/india_news/18243.html |date=15 October 2008 }}</ref> His selection as Defence Attaché in Kabul is said to have followed an intensive screening process that shortlists the candidate pool to unofficially the "top three"<ref>Times of India, 9 July 2008 [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Kabul_attack_Brigadier_Mehta_cremated/articleshow/3212429.cms Last farewell to Brig. Mehta]</ref> officers of the Indian Army, prior to making the final selection for the job .
He had proficiency in many languages<ref>The Tribune, 8 July 2008, [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080708/main4.htm#3 Simla Link]</ref> including [[Pashto language|Pashto]], [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] and [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]. His work as defence attache in Kabul was praised in both Indian media and Pakistani media.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080056698&ch=7/12/2008%209:21:00%20AM Defence Attaches remember Brigadier Mehta in Kabul]</ref> In the words of a columnist of the ''[[Dawn newspaper]]'', he was:
:''"an affable defence attaché who was popular with Indian expatriates and local Afghans alike"''<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/weekly/jawed/20080714.htm The Dawn, 14 July 2008, Karachi]</ref>

It is speculated that he was targeted, allegedly by the Taliban and the ISI, due to his significant role in training the Afghan army and his close monitoring of the re-established links between Pakistan's [[Inter Services Intelligence]] (ISI) and the [[Taliban]].<ref>The Times of India, 8 July 2008 [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Brigadier_targeted_for_role_in_training_Afghan_army/articleshow/3208668.cms Briagdier targeted for role in training Afghan army]</ref> He was said to have a "good relationship" with Afghan defence minister [[Abdul Rahim Wardak]]. Brig. Mehta had earlier also served as the head of the Indian Army's Intelligence Corps in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

==Legacy and honours==

A road in his hometown [[Shimla|Simla]] near his childhood home is now named after him.<ref>Department of Information & Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh, [http://www.himachalpr.gov.in/pressreleaseEng.asp?id=2290 Communique 11 July 2008]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is also slated to be posthumously awarded the [[Kirti Chakra]],<ref>[http://www.india-server.com/news/kirti-chakra-recommended-for-4-kabul-2346.html Kirti Chakra recommended for Kabul blast victims.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225053934/http://www.india-server.com/news/kirti-chakra-recommended-for-4-kabul-2346.html |date=25 February 2011 }}</ref> India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award. His funeral was attended by [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[Deepak Kapoor]], [[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy|Chief of Naval Staff]] Admiral Suresh Mehta and [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] [[Fali Homi Major]].<ref>[http://www.indianewscalling.com/tip.php?tipid=12360 India News Calling] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025004/http://www.indianewscalling.com/tip.php?tipid=12360 |date=13 July 2011 }}</ref>

Brigadier Mehta's wife was also working in Afghanistan for empowerment of women during his stay there. Brigadier Mehta has a son who is also serving in the [[Indian Air Force]] as a fighter pilot.<ref>The Telegraph, Kolkata [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080709/jsp/nation/story_9524938.jsp Families weep, refuse to crumble]</ref>

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