SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Friday exhorted all ranks in Kashmir to maintain a high degree of vigilance.
Lieutenant General Kumar’s visit to Kashmir came days after Jammu and Kashmir wrapped up its last phase of Assembly election that was held after a gap of ten years.
The Northern Army Commander along with the Chinar Corps commander Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai visited Rashtriya Rifles battalions that were involved in two anti-militancy operations last month which led to the killing of five local militants.
On September 13-14, three local militants were shot dead in a gun battle at Kreeri Pattan in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. In a separate encounter, two local militants were killed in a gun battle in Kulgam on September 28.
“LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, ArmyCdrNC along with ChinarCorps Cdr visited Rashtriya Rifles Battalions. ArmyCdrNC complimented the troops for their meticulous planning and execution of recent operations in #Baramulla and #Kulgam. He exhorted all ranks to maintain a high degree of vigilance,” the Northern Command said in a post on X.