GOC-in-C of Eastern Command reviews counter-insurgency operations in Assam

GUWAHATI: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi has reviewed progress of counter-insurgency operations in lower Assam areas.

The Indian army along with police and paramilitary forces had launched operations against the National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit ( NDFB-S) faction last year.

“Bakshi was given a detailed briefing on the ongoing counter-insurgency/counter-terrorism operations in lower Assam, with a specific update on the current operations being undertaken against NDFB (S) post the December 23, 2014, violence against the adivasis,” an official statement said on Thursday.

The statement said Lt Gen Bakshi expressed satisfaction on the progress of operations and appreciated the efforts of the security forces to counter the rapidly changing situation in the region.

Lt Gen Bakshi had earlier visited forward areas in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh.