Satyendra Singh Jamwal
Indian navy officer
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| Intro | Indian navy officer | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Navy officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1959 | |
| Death | 2010 (aged 51 years) |
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Biography
Satyendra Singh Jamwal (1959 — 2010) was one of the highest ranking Indian naval officers and was in-charge of the southern command until his tragic accidental shooting death in 2010.
Naval Positioned held
A highly decorated officer he was being groomed to take over as the chief of the Indian Navy.Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer on 1 July 1980.
- ADC to the President of India.
- Naval Attache to Russia
- In-charge southern command Indian Navy.
- Commanding officer INS Delhi (D61).
Alma Mater
- 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
Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was accidentally killed while examining a firearm at the INS Dronacharya in Kochi. The police investigation claimed that the death was a suicide. But the Navy said it was an accidental shooting.