Namka Chu News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The last rites of Brigadier AJS Behl, an army veteran who passed away on January 8 at the age of 82, were performed Chandigarh’s ₹ Sector 25

Brigadier (retired) AJS Behl, an esteemed veteran of the 1962 India-China war, passed away at 82 due to age-related ailments at Command Hospital, Chandimandir. Commissioned into the Indian Army in 1961, he served valiantly in multiple conflicts including the 1962, 1965, and 1971 wars. Notably, he fought courageously against Chinese forces at Namka Chu during the 1962 war and was briefly a prisoner of war. His contributions are chronicled in "1962: The War That Wasn't."

Read Latest India News Quickly Here | "He was an artillery officer from 17 Para Field Regiment and participated in 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars. As a young officer, he fought valiantly against the Chinese forces at Namka Chu as part of 7 Infantry Brigade during October 1962," a source said.

New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) Brig (retd) AJS Behl, who fought valiantly in the 1962 India-China war, has died at the age of 82, sources said on Tuesday.

Brigadier Amar Jit Singh Behl, a veteran of the 1962 India-China war, died yesterday at the age of 82 at a military hospital in Haryana's Chandimandir.