Jaipur, Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh took command of Sapta Shakti Command here on Monday. A defense spokesperson gave this information.

After paying homage at Prerna Sthal here, he took command.

Lieutenant General Singh is an alumnus of the National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. She was commissioned in December 1986. In a military career spanning 37 years, he has been given command and staff appointments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Western Front.

Singh commanded his battalion, an infantry brigade on the Line of Control, an infantry division as part of the Desert Strike Corps and a corps deployed on the Line of Control in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Also took command of. ,

Defense spokesperson Colonel Amitabh Sharma said the general officer has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal in 2015, the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019 and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2024 for his exemplary leadership and dedication to duty towards the nation.

The Army Commander congratulated all ranks and military families on assuming command of the South Western Command.