Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh visited the Amar Jawan Jyoti here on Thursday before demitting office.
After paying tribute to the martyred Indian soldiers, Gen. Singh wrote a few words in the visitor's book before departing from the venue.
Gen. Bikram Singh will be handing over charge to Lt. Gen. Dalbir Suhag, who will formally assume office on August 1.
Lt. Gen Suhag, 59, a Gurkha officer who had participated in the 1987 Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operation in Sri Lanka, is currently the Vice Chief of Army Staff.
He will have a tenure of 30 months as the 26th chief of army staff.
