Lt Gen Dhillon is 15 Corps GOC

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, February 8

Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, a highly respected General, who knows Kashmir well, has taken over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps.

Lt General Dhillon took over on Friday from Lt Gen AK Bhatt who is shifting to New Delhi as Military Secretary at Army Headquarters.

The Tribune was first to report on January 7 that Lt General Dhillon would take over as the new corps commander.

“The officer has an incisive understanding of J&K, having served here for five tenures since 1988 with notable being sector commander of Rashtriya Rifles and Brigadier General Staff of the Chinar Corps,” the Army said.

A graduate from Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, and National Defence College, Delhi, Lt General Dhillon is credited with important appointments at the Army Headquarters and instructional appointments at Infantry School, Mhow, and Indian Army training team abroad.

Lt General Bhatt’s tenure saw many successful operations, including elimination of the highest number of militants — 259 — in a year over a decade.

“This achievement assumes greater significance in view of the ceasefire duringRamzan, a prolonged period of Amarnath yatra and peaceful conduct of the local urban bodies and panchayat elections,” the Army said.