Deepak Kapoor

Gen. Deepak Kapoor
Born	1948
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	11 June 1967 - 31 March 2010
Rank	General
Commands held	Honorary Aide-De-Camp to The President of India Sr. Colonel Commandant - Regiment Fo Artillery Honorary Colonel - The Brigade of Guards Chief of Army Staff Vice-chief of Army Staff GOC-in-C Northern Command GOC-in-C ARTRAC Corps Commander (GOC 33 Corps) Chief Of Staff 4 Corps Division Commander (GOC 22 Mountain Div) Brigade Commander (Cdr 161 Inf Bde)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 United Nations Operation in Somalia II
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal

General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (b. 1948) was the 25th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, appointed on 30 September 2007 and Chairman, Chiefs of Staffs Committee(COSC) appointed on 31 August 2009.^[1][2]

He retired on 31 March 2010 and was succeeded by General V K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC.

Biography

Kapoor was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kunjpura,^[3][4] National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla (30th Course) and Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak War in the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) and NDC course at the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II (United Nations Operation in Somalia II) during 1994-95 and was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in January 1996.

General Kapoor was vice-chief of the Army before taking over as the Chief of Army Staff. He has also been the Northern Army Commander in the past.

General Kapoor commanded the 161 Infantry Brigade in Uri, Jammu & Kashmir which was actively involved in operations along the Line of Control. For his performance he was awarded the Sena Medal in January 1998. He commanded the 22nd Mountain Division as part of a Strike Corps during Operation Parakram in 2001-02. He was thereafter deeply involved in counter insurgency operations combating the insurgency in Assam, as Chief of Staff of 4 Corps in Tezpur. On promotion to Lieutenant General, he commanded 33 Corps at Siliguri, West Bengal. For his service as a Corps Commander, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2006. On elevation to the appointment of Army Commander, he commanded the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) in Shimla. Thereafter he moved to spearhead the Northern Command, the largest operational command in the Indian Army, deployed over varied terrain and was once again actively involved in COIN operations. For his performance, he was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2007.

General Kapoor has been appointed as the Honorary Aide-De-Camp to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the President of India. He is also the senior Colonel Commandant of the Regiment of Artillery.

Controversies

In October 2010, it was alleged that Kapoor fraudulently acquired a flat in the now infamous Adarsh Housing Society in Colaba, Mumbai, which was built fraudulently on the land under "de-facto" possession of the army, for the intended purpose of the welfare of Kargil heroes and their widows. This news brought a lot of adverse publicity to the Indian Army and dented its image. After this news was brought to public, Kapoor claimed that he cancelled his allotment for the flat.^[5]

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Personal life

General Kapoor holds Master's Degrees in Political Science, Military Science and Business Administration, the latter which he completed at the Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi. He also holds a diploma in Business Management. He is married to Mrs. Kirti Kapoor and they have two children - a daughter and a son, both of whom are married.

Major Decorations and Badges

• Param Vishisht Seva Medal
• Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
• Sena Medal
• Vishisht Seva Medal

References

1. ^ http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempCOASfirst.aspx?MnId=o3EscXnBscI=&ParentID=oYjJbpqKulY=&flag=p
2. ^ http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=52258&kwd=
3. ^ Gen Kapoor, Hooda come together at their alma mater The Hindu, July 25, 2008.
4. ^ Public Information Bureau release on Kunjpara Sainik School
5. ^ "Adarsh episode caused anguish, has returned the flat: Kapoor". The Times of India. 31 October 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-Adarsh-episode-caused-anguish-has-returned-the-flat-Kapoor/articleshow/6848781.cms. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 

See also

• List of Chiefs of Army Staff

Preceded by Joginder Jaswant Singh

Chief of Army Staff 2007–2010

Succeeded by V K Singh

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