Lt Gen Kumar is attaining superannuation on April 30.And Lt Gen Pratik Sharma will be appointed as the new Northern Army Commander, it said.Lt Gen Kumar had earlier served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff.The PIB had on Monday flagged that some pro-Pakistan social media accounts are falsely claiming that ‘confidential documents’ related to the preparedness of the Indian Army have been “leaked.”In a post on X, PIB Fact Check dubbed these documents as “fake.”PIB Fact Check in its post had said, “Pro-Pakistan social media accounts are falsely claiming that confidential documents related to the preparedness of the #IndianArmy have been leaked.#PIBFactCheck These documents are #FAKE Please avoid sharing unverified information and rely only on official sources from the Government of India for accurate information.”The Ministry of Defence on Sunday cautioned that a “misleading” message is doing the rounds on WhatsApp claiming that the government has opened a bank account seeking donations for the modernisation of the Indian Army.In a statement, the ministry had debunked the message and urged people to “remain cautious and not fall prey to such fraudulent messages”.The PIB Fact Check had also alerted people about this “misleading” message with a post on X on Sunday.
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