Indo-Pak War Veteran Retired Major General BK Mahapatra Passes Away at 87

Indo-Pak War Veteran Retired Major General BK Mahapatra Passes Away at 87

• War veteran Major General (retired) Basant Kumar Mahapatra, who had participated in major battles including the 1962 Indo-China war, and 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan war, has passed away. He was 87. 
• Hailing from Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Mahapatra was commissioned into armoured corps (Tanks) of the Indian Army as a Combat Officer and was popularly known as ‘Tank Man’.
• Mohapatra was conferred with the prestigious Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM).