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General
Arun Shridhar Vaidya
PVSM, MVC **, AVSM, ADC
27th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office
1 December 1984 – 31 January 1986
PresidentZail Singh
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byO. S. Dawson
Succeeded byR. H. Tahiliani
12th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986
PresidentMohammad Hidayatullah (acting)
Zail Singh (acting)
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded byK. V. Krishna Rao
Succeeded byKrishnaswamy Sundarji
Personal details
Born27 July 1926
Alibag, Kolaba District, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Raigad District, Maharashtra, India)
Died10 August 1986(1986-08-10) (aged 60)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Manner of deathAssassination (gunshot wounds)
Military service
AllegianceArun Shridhar Vaidya British India
Arun Shridhar Vaidya India
Branch/serviceArun Shridhar Vaidya British Indian Army
Arun Shridhar Vaidya Indian Army
Years of service1944 - 1986
Rank General
Unit9th Deccan Horse
Commands Eastern Army
IV Corps
1st Armoured Division
16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade
Deccan Horse
Battles/wars
  • Second World War
    • Burma Campaign
  • Sino-Indian War
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
    • Battle of Basantar
  • Operation Blue Star
Service numberIEC-11597 (emergency commission)
IC-1701 (regular commission)[1]
Awards
  • Padma Vibhushan (posthumous)
  • Param Vishisht Seva Medal
  • Maha Vir Chakra (Bar)
  • Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya[1] PVSM, MVC & Bar, AVSM, ADC (27 July 1926 – 10 August 1986) was an Indian Army general. He served as the 13th Chief of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement, he was assassinated by Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha in August 1986, for his role in Operation Blue Star in 1984.

  1. ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 November 1952. p. 249.

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