2 inspector generals of Assam Rifles deployed in Manipur, Indo-Myanmar border promoted

DIMAPUR — Major General Rajan Sharawat, VSM, IGAR (South) and Major General Vikas Lakhera, SM, IGAR (North) have been approved to the coveted rank of Lt Gen.

Lt Gen PC Nair, Director General of Assam Rifles, and all ranks of Assam Rifles congratulated the officers, saying that the promotion is a testament to their hard work and dedication, according to an update received here on Friday.

Sharawat is the IGAR (South) in Manipur under whom the Assam Rifles has worked tirelessly to quell the ongoing violence in the state, while Lakhera is the IGAR (North) in Kohima, deployed along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland and south Arunachal Pradesh to thwart illegal cross border and insurgent activities, said the update.