Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna during his assessment of Assam Rifles operations along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland on May 20.
Kohima, May 20 (MExN): Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command undertook assessment of Assam Rifles operations along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland on May 20.
He visited the forward Assam Rifles post in Lungwa as well as the Assam Rifles Sector Headquarters in Tuensang, informed a press release from Col C Konwer, PRO Defence.
The General was briefed on ongoing operations by AR commanders responsible for border management operations on the ground. He also interacted with the locals of the areas, the release added.
It further said Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna expressed satisfaction and congratulated AR troops for their hard work and operational acumen. He departed for Kolkata in the evening.
He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Gopal R AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding Spear Corps during the visit.
Meanwhile, the release informed that the earlier scheduled visit of the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Spear Corps Zone did not materialise due to “unforeseen technical contingencies.”
