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 were held after a gap of ten years.
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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 alongwith 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.
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