Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey takes over reins of Chinar Corps

Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey has taken over the reins of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps.

Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey on Wednesday took over the reins of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps. The Chinar Corps is responsible for handling vigilance along 343 km of the Line of Control (LoC) and hinterland operation in the Kashmir Valley. Lt General DP Pandey is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment in December 1985 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.