Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A lokacin yakin Indo-Pak na 1971, a ranar 5 ga Disamba, 1971, an kama mijin Tambay, Vijay Vasant Tambay, Flight Lieutenant na Sojojin Indiya a matsayin abokin gaba da Sojojin Pakistan. Sakamakon haka, Tambay ya ɗauki matakai da yawa don dawo da mijinta tare da sauran fursunonin yaƙi 46, amma bai yi nasara ba kuma ra'ayin hukuma na Sojojin Indiya shi ne cewa duk mutanen da suka ɓace sun mutu. A shekara ta 1971, Damayanti Tambay ta lashe lambobin mata na kasa guda uku a jere. Amma ta sanar da yin ritaya a shekarar 1971, tana da shekara 23 bayan da aka kama mijinta a harin da aka yi wa 'yan gudun hijira 54 da suka bace.
1971 Indo-Pak yaƙin shan rantsuwa cewa ba za ta ci gaba da aikinta a Badminton ba har sai ta dawo da mijinta ko ta sami tabbacin labarin cewa mijinta ya mutu.