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Major General Gautam Chauhan took charge as the first Additional Director General Human Rights in the Indian Army on Thursday and will work under the India Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General SK Saini. Representative Image The Indian Army has appointed a Major General rank officer to head its newly created human rights cell to give high priority to the observance of human rights convention and values, officials said. Major General Gautam Chauhan took charge as the first Additional Director General Human Rights in the Indian Army on Thursday and will work under the India Army Vice Chief Lieutenant General SK Saini. The human rights cell will be the nodal point to examine any human rights violation reports. To enhance transparency and ensure investigative expertise is available to the section, an Indian Police Service officer of SSP/SP rank will be taken on deputation, as per the mandate. The approval for the human rights cell was given by the Ministry of Defence in August 2019 but it nee...