Ex-Indian colonel eliminated in Gaza was counter-terror expert, UN peacekeeper – Hindustan Times

May 14, 2024 07:59 PM IST Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (retd)was eliminated when his lorry was assaulted at Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Monday Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (retd), who was working for the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (DSS) and was eliminated when his car was assaulted at Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Monday, was a counter-terrorism professional who likewise worked as a UN peacekeeper before he took early retirement from the Indian Army in July 2022, authorities familiar with the matter stated on Tuesday. He was 46. Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (retd). (File) An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Kale was commissioned into the 11th Battalion Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAKRIF) in June 2000 and was understood to be an exceptional officer who held a large range of visits throughout his 22-year military service, the authorities stated. This is the very first time a worldwide team member of the UN has actually passed away given that the start of the Israel-Hamas dispute last October. Open special access to the current news on India’s basic elections, just on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! The officer commanded his battalion, 11 JAKRIF, in Punjab (Mamun and Dera Baba Nanak), served in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a UN peacekeeper and was a trainer at the Infantry School in Mhow, HT has actually discovered. He is made it through by his other half Amrita and 2 kids who reside in Nagpur. Hardly 2 months into brand-new UN task, ex-Indian Army officer eliminated in Rafah attack Before signing up with NDA in 1996, he participated in school in Nagpur. Before he left the army, Kale was the deputy leader of a counter-insurgency development in Kishtwar for practically 2 years, the authorities stated, including that he dealt with Amazon in Delhi for a year after taking early retirement. “He was a qualified and knowledgeable officer who had actually served in dispute zones. He was likewise understood for his sense of humour,” stated among the authorities. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Col Waibhav Kale, working for the UN Department of Safety and Security in Gaza. Our inmost acknowledgements are with the household throughout this challenging time,” the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York, composed on X. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rezaul H Laskar is the Foreign Affairs Editor at Hindustan Times. His interests consist of motion pictures and music. IPL 2024 Coverage
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