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Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla (IN)

During the 1971 Indo-Pak War, Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was commanding a task force of two ships which was assigned to destroy enemy submarines. On 9th December 1971, INS Khukri of the task force, was hit by torpedoes fired from a Pakistan Navy submarine. The ship could not be saved and Captain Mulla decided to abandon the ship. Unmindful of his personal safety he arranged for the rescue of the ship's crew. Displaying great courage and presence of mind, he continued with the rescue operations even when the ship was about to sink. Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was last seen on the bridge going down with the ship....

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