Chauhan on Friday became India’s new Chief of Defence Staff
General Anil Chauhan assumes charge as the 2nd Chief of Defence Staff, in New Delhi, on Friday. PTI Photo
New Delhi, October 3
Delhi Police has provided Z+ security to Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on the directions of Ministry of Home Affairs, an official said on Monday.
“CDS Gen Anil Chauhan has been provided with Z+ security on MHA’s order,” confirmed a senior police officer.
Gen Chauhan, a former Eastern Army Commander, took charge as the country’s senior-most military commander over nine months after first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.