Bangladesh war hero Lt Gen Jacob dies at 93

January 13, 2016 12:38

Lt Gen JFR Jacob (retd) died in New Delhi today. He was 93. Jacob was the Chief of Staff Eastern Army Command during the 1971 war with Pakistan. Lt Gen JS Aurora was heading the command at Kolkata when the Indian Army and Air Force liberated Bangladesh, which was then known as East Pakistan.

Jacob was a former Governor of Punjab and administrator of Chandigarh between November 1999 and November 2003. Jacob, a bachelor, was living in Delhi's RK Puram. He died after a brief illness at the Army's Research and Referral hospital.

He authored the book. 'Surrender at Dacca' in which he explained the surrender of 90,000 Pakistani troops.

Jacob as the Administrator of Chandigarh brought in people oriented changes. He was famous for dropping in unannounced in public offices to check the functioning.

In this iconic photo of Pakistan''s formal surrender in 1971, that's Lt Gen JFR Jacob to the right, craning his neck. The picture was tweeted by Shiv Aroor.

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