English: After graduation, Raju joined the Indian Army as a short-service commissioned officer at the age of 21 and was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery and rose to the rank of a captain.
Telugu: గ్రాడ్యుయేషన్ చేసిన తరువాత తన 21వ యేట భారత సైనిక దళంలో చేరి కెప్టెన్ స్థాయికి ఎదిగాడు.