Former Dy Director (P.R) in Defence Ministry Col S K Saxena dies

New Delhi, Sep 15 (UNI) Former Deputy Director (P.R) in the Ministry of Defence Col S K Saxena V.S.M (retired) passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness, family sources said today.

He was 78 and is survived by his wife, priminent Urdu-Hindi fiction writer Charu Keshri.

Born in 1928 in Lahore, Col Saxena served as Deputy Director (PR) in the Ministry of Defence. After his retirement from the army, he also served as Chief PRO of the Trade Fair Authority under the chairmanship of Md Yunus Khan.

He was cremated on Wedensday, the sources said.

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