Arun Shridhar Vaidya

General Arun Shridhar Vaidya PVSM, MVC **, AVSM, ADC
27th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
In office 1 December 1984 – 31 January 1986
President	Zail Singh
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	O. S. Dawson
Succeeded by	R. H. Tahiliani
12th Chief of the Army Staff
In office 1 August 1983 – 31 January 1986
President	Mohammad Hidayatullah (acting) Zail Singh (acting)
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	K. V. Krishna Rao
Succeeded by	Krishnaswamy Sundarji
Personal details
Born	27 July 1926 Alibag, Kolaba District, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Raigad District, Maharashtra, India)
Died	10 August 1986(1986-08-10) (aged 60) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Manner of death	Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Military service
Allegiance	British India  India
Branch/service	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	1944 - 1986
Rank	General
Unit	9th Deccan Horse
Commands	Eastern Army IV Corps 1st Armoured Division 16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade Deccan Horse
Battles/wars	Second World War Burma Campaign Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Battle of Basantar Operation Blue Star
Service number	IEC-11597 (emergency commission) IC-1701 (regular commission)[1]
Awards	Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) Param Vishisht Seva Medal Maha Vir Chakra (Bar) Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya^[1] PVSM, MVC & Bar, AVSM, ADC (27 July 1926 – 10 August 1986) was an Indian Army general. He served as the 12th Chief of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1986. Following his retirement, he was assassinated by Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha in August 1986, for his role in Operation Blue Star in 1984.