Satyendra Singh Jamwal (1959 — 2010) was a former flag officer in the

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. He was serving as the Chief of Staff at the

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when he died in a 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

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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

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. *Naval Attache to Russia *In-charge southern command

. * Commanding officer

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Alma Mater

*The Lawrence School, Sanawar. *

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. * Grechko Naval War College in the then

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. *

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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.

References

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