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Satyendra Singh Jamwal
Satyendra Singh Jamwal | |
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| File:Rear Admiral Satyendra Singh Jamwal.jpg | |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 |
| Died | 2010 |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Geeta Jamwal |
| Parent(s) | Major-General Jagdish Singh Jamwal (retired).[1] |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
Satyendra Singh Jamwal (1959 — 2010) was a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. He was serving as the Chief of Staff at the Southern Naval Command when he died in a tragic accidental shooting death in 2010.[2]
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A highly decorated officer he was being groomed to take over as the chief of the Indian Navy.[3]Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer on 1 July 1980.[4]
- ADC to the President of India.
- Naval Attache to Russia
- In-charge southern command Indian Navy.
- Commanding officer INS Delhi (D61).
Alma Mater[edit]
- The Lawrence School, Sanawar.
- National Defence Academy.
- Grechko Naval War College in the then USSR.
- Defence Services Staff College at Wellington
Controversy surrounding his death[edit]
Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was accidentally killed while examining a firearm at the INS Dronacharya in Kochi.[5][6][7] The police investigation claimed that the death was a suicide.[8][9] But the Navy said it was an accidental shooting.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Father mourns loss of a 'sincere' naval officer". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral's death: Freak accident". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral SS Jamwal was a potential navy chief". ajaishukla.blogspot.in. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral SS Jamwal: a tribute". defence.pk. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "India admiral shot dead in firing range". bbc.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral S S Jamwal killed in 'accidental fire". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Tragedy strikes Jamwal family again". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "POLICE PURSUING SUICIDE LINE IN REAR ADMIRAL SS JAMWAL'S DEATH". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "It was suicide, Jamwal shot point blank". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral Jamwal killed in accidental gunfire". thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rear Admiral shot himself accidentally, says Navy, rejects suicide theory". ndtv.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.