Indian Flit Guard director identical old Rakesh Pal passes away

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The Chief of the Indian Flit Guard, Director Long-established Rakesh Pal, faded 59, passed away in Chennai on August 18th, Sunday. He used to be in the metropolis to preside over the inauguration of three providers and products for the force. Within the evening, Director Long-established Pal used to be to elevate fragment in the inaugural match organised on the Flit Guard’s Region East Headquarters in the metropolis, but he wanted to be rushed to a cessation-by clinical institution hours prior to the commencement of the match, as he complained of discomfort.

“Deeply saddened on the untimely loss of life of Shri Rakesh Pal, DG, Indian Flit Guard, in Chennai on the present time. He used to be an in a do and dedicated officer below whose leadership ICG used to be making wide strides in strengthening India’s maritime security. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family,” Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh acknowledged.

Amid the unexpected nicely being setback suffered by the ICG Chief, Defence Minister Singh had reduce short his participation in the ICG match and most productive performed the inauguration. The minister’s tackle to the ICG personnel and the varied ceremonial court cases had been cancelled. Singh’s participation on the ICG events used to be reduce short.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and high defence officials in Chennai paid their final respects to the mortal stays of the Flit Guard Chief.

Director Long-established Rakesh Pal used to be the twenty fifth Director Long-established of the Indian Flit Guard. He is an alumnus of the Indian Naval Academy and joined the Indian Flit Guard in Jan 1989. He had passed by first price specialisation in Gunnery & Weapons Procedure at Indian Naval College Dronacharya, Kochi, and Electro-Optics Fireplace Retain a watch on Resolution route from the United Kingdom. The officer additionally held the recognition of being the First Gunner of ICG.

In his neatly-known profession spanning over 34 years, the flag officer held so a lot of key appointments afloat and ashore. He had an excellent sea expertise and had commanded all classes of ICG ships, namely ICGS Samarth, ICGS Vijit, ICGS Sucheta Kriplani, ICGS Ahalyabai and ICGS C-03. The Officer had additionally commanded two Flit Guard Imperfect of forward house in Gujarat – Okha & Vadinar.

Throughout the length below his apex supervision, many valuable operations and exercises had been efficiently accomplished. This involves seizure of substances/narcotic substances and gold value crores of rupees, rescue of mariners all over very extreme cyclonic storms, joint exercises with Abroad Flit Guard, anti-poaching operations, and humanitarian assistance all over natural calamities.