General Arun S. Vaidya

General Arun Shridhar Vaidya, MVC(Bar), AVSM (Died: 10 August 1986) was the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army from 1983 to 1986. He was also the seventh post-independence commander of the 9 (Deccan) Horse. He commanded his regiment in the Battle of Asal Uttar, 1965, and led 2nd (Independent) Armored Brigade in the Battle of Shakargarh, in 1971. Image File history File links GeneralArunShridharVaidya. ... Image File history File links GeneralArunShridharVaidya. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS) is the highest post in the Indian Army. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Pakistan India Commanders Maj. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Battle of Basantar or the Battle of Barapind was one of the vital battles fought as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the western sector of India. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...

Operation Blue Star

As COAS from 1983-1986, he planned Operation Blue Star, a controversial military operation at the Golden Temple premises in 1984 against militant Sikh separatists.^[1] The Golden Temple, known in Punjabi as Harimandir Sahib, is Sikhism's most sacred site. It had been taken over by Khalistan militants seeking independence for Indian Punjab. The general described the operation as the "most difficult and painful" decision of his career.^[2] 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Akal Takht building after Operation Blue Star Operation Blue Star: (June 3 to June 6, 1984)) was an Indian military operation at the Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab, the holiest temple of the Sikhs. ... The Golden Temple The Golden Temple is also known as Harmandir Sahib or Hari Mandir by the Sikhs. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Sikh (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Separatism is a term usually applied to describe the attitudes or motivations of those seeking independence or separation of their land or region from the country that governs them. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in sixteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... Punjab State A proposed flag for Khalistan Khalistan currency This is about the proposed nation-state, see Khalistan movement for a detailed article on the attempted creation of this state Khālistān (Punjabi: ), meaning The Land of the Pure, was the name given to a proposed nation-state by... The word militant can refer to any individual engaged in warfare, a fight, combat, or generally serving as a soldier. ... This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...

Assassination

Vaidya retired five months after Operation Blue Star and took residence in Pune, India. On August 10, 1986 he was shot to death by Sikh militants while driving his car home from the market.^[3] According to police, the assailants pulled up next to his car on motor scooters and fired eight or nine shots into the car.^[4] Vaidya reportedly died instantly of head and neck wounds. His wife, who was also in the car, was wounded by four bullets in her back and thighs.^[5] According to Indian intelligence sources, Vaidya had been the number four assassination target on lists by Sikh militants and he was one of several people killed in retaliation for Operation Blue Star.^[6][7] Pune (पुणे in Marathi), formerly Punavadi and Poona (पूना in Marathi), Maharashtra state, western India, is situated at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following the assassination, the Khalistan Commando Force issued a statement declaring that Vaidya was killed in retaliation for the Golden Temple operation.^[6] In 1989, Sikh militants Sardar Sukhdev Singh "Sukha" and Sardar Harjinder Singh "Jinda" were sentenced to death for the killing. Despite admitting to the killing, they plead not-guilty, justifying their actions by saying that Vaidya was "guilty of a serious crime, the punishment for which could only be death".^[7] The two were sentenced to death on October 9,1992. This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Awards and Recognition

• Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) in 1965 - for distinctive service in the Indo-Pak war
• Bar to Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) in 1971 - for service in the Indo-Pak war
• Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM)
• Padma Vibhushan Posthumous

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