India News | Indian Navy's 1971 War Veteran Vice Admiral S H Sarma Dies

New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) The Indian Navy's 1971 Indo-Pak war veteran Vice Admiral S H Sarma passed away in Bhubaneswar on Monday, officials said.

Sarma, who turned 99 last December, was the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet during the 1971 war, they mentioned.

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India had defeated Pakistan in the 1971 war leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

Officials said Sarma also served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command.

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He breathed his last at 6.20 pm on Monday at Bhubaneswar, they noted.

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