New Delhi. Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair  took over as Director General (DG) of Assam Rifles. He is the 21st DG of the Assam Rifles, popularly known as Sentinels of the North-East.

He has rich experience of Assam Rifles and the North East, having earlier been an Inspector General and a Company Commander in Assam Rifles, besides having commanded Assam Rifles battalions as a Brigade Commander.