Lieutenant General JFR Jacob (retd), who negotiated the surrender of Pakistani troops in Dhaka following the 1971 Liberation War, has passed away.
The Indian general, 92, breathed his last at Delhi's R&R Military Hospital on Wednesday morning after prolonged illness, reported PTI.
Take A Look: Photo story: Bangladesh honoured war hero Jacob
Born in 1923, Jacob is best known for his role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
His family were Baghdadi Jews originally from Iraq who settled in Kolkata in the middle of the 18th century.
Jacob, motivated by reports of the Holocaust of European Jews during World War II, enlisted in the British Indian Army in 1942.
Bangladesh government in 2012 honoured him for his contributions to the 1971 Liberation War.
Jacob, then a Major General, served as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command during the war.
Born in the Bengal Presidency under British India, Jacob joined the Indian army at the age of 19 and also fought in World War II before he retired in 1978.
Post retirement, he also served as the Governor of Indian states of Goa and Punjab.
Listen: Jacob: I devoted my time to the liberation of Bangladesh
