Lieutenant General D. B. Shekatkar PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired Indian army officer. He was commissioned on 30 June 1963 into the Maratha Light Infantry. He is currently the chancellor of Sikkim Central University.[1][2][3][4]

Role in Kashmir

General Shekatkar was instrumental in the surrender of 1267 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir who had been trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Post-surrender, the militants returned to normal life.[5]

The largest number of surrenders in a day also took place under Shekatkar's command in 1995 when he was a major general — 95 militants surrendered in Aragam and Malanam in Baramulla district on 1 October which was the largest surrender of militants in the valley till then. Majority of the militants were from Hizbul Mujaheddin.[6]

Shekatkar briefly served as Commandant of Infantry School starting in 2002.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Chancellor". Central University of Sikkim. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ Bengrut, Dheeraj (27 March 2019). "I will work on students' skill development, says Shekatkar on his new role as chancellor of Sikkim Central University". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ Joshi, Yogesh (4 September 2017). "Face to Face with Lt Gen (retd) DB Shekatkar: Islam, violence and army reforms". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ^ Kulkarni, Sushant (21 April 2020). "Shekatkar Committee recommendations: Defence minister holds meeting with CDS, service chiefs, top MoD officials on implementation". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ Masih, Archana (19 April 2017). "Kashmir is a battle of the mind". Rediff. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1995.
  7. ^ "Latest Releases".


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Shekatkar
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