Lieutenant General Vikas Lakhera on Thursday took over as the Director General of the Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in India, following the retirement of his predecessor Lt. Gen. Pradeep Chandran Nair.
Lt Gen Lakhera was commissioned into 4 Sikh Light Infantry on June 9, 1990, the Unit which he subsequently commanded in Lower Assam under the Red Horn Division. The General Officer is a post graduate from Defence Service Staff College, Wellington. He is alumnus of the Higher Defence Management Course from College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and completed the prestigious National Defence Course from The Royal College of Defence Studies, London (United Kingdom).
Lt Gen Lakhera has varied and rich professional experience of Assam Rifles and the North East region, having served extensively in North East including being Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North), Nagaland.