Satyendra Singh Jamwal

Satyendra Singh Jamwal (1959 — 2010) was a former flag officer in the Indian Navy. He was serving as the Chief of Staff at the Southern Naval Command when he died in a tragic accidental shooting death in 2010. Standing 6 feet 4, “Jammy” - as he was called in the navy - belonged to the Chenani town of Udhampur district in Jammu and was an avid sportsman renowned for his handsome features.

Naval Positioned held
A highly decorated officer he was being groomed to take over as the chief of the Indian Navy .Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer on 1 July 1980.
 * ADC to the President of India.
 * Naval Attache to Russia
 * In-charge southern command Indian Navy.
 * Commanding officer INS Delhi (D61).

Alma Mater

 * The Lawrence School, Sanawar.
 * National Defence Academy.
 * Grechko Naval War College in the then USSR.
 * Defence Services Staff College at Wellington

Controversy surrounding his death
Rear Admiral S S Jamwal was accidentally killed while examining a firearm at the INS Dronacharya in Kochi. The police investigation claimed that the death was a suicide. But the Navy said it was an accidental shooting.