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Name the 1971 India-Pakistan war hero and Maha Vir Chakra awardee, who passed away recently.
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Explanation:
The 1971 India-Pakistan war hero, Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant of the Indian Navy, passed away at the Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Juhu at the age of 89 years due to cardiac arrest. He was a native of Pune (Maharashtra).He was an awardee of Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery.He had trained over 400 Bengali college students as maritime commandos in the run up to the 1971 war against Pakistan. In 2012 Bangladesh Govt conferred him the "Friend of Liberation War" honour.
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Ujwala Samant said:
6 years ago
However, his native is not Pune. He lived in various parts of India, the UK, Bangladesh, and the ex USSR. He retired and died in Mumbai. His parents lived for many years in Pune.
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