Arun Shridhar Vaidya | |
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27th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
In office 1 December 1984 – 31 January 1986 | |
President | Zail Singh |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Preceded by | O. S. Dawson |
Succeeded by | R. H. Tahiliani |
12th Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986 | |
President | Mohammad Hidayatullah (acting) Zail Singh (acting) |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi |
Preceded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
Succeeded by | Krishnaswamy Sundarji |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 July 1926 Alibag, Kolaba District, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Raigad District, Maharashtra, India) |
Died | 10 August 1986 Pune, Maharashtra, India | (aged 60)
Manner of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1944 - 1986 |
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Unit | 9th Deccan Horse |
Commands | ![]() ![]() 1st Armoured Division 16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade Deccan Horse |
Battles/wars | |
Service number | IEC-11597 (emergency commission) IC-1701 (regular commission)[1] |
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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 12th 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.