The President of India on Sunday appointed Brig. (Dr) B.D. Mishra, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Union Territory.
President Murmu accepted the resignation of Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt Governor of Ladakh, Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh appointed as Lt Governor of Ladakh.
B. D. Mishra is a former brigadier of the Indian Army.B.D. Mishra (Retd.) is the former Commander of the Counter Hijack Force of the National Security Guard (NSG), popularly known as the Black Cat Commandos, who led a surgical strike on the Indian Airlines hijacked aircraft and after successfully eliminating the hijacker, rescued 126 passengers, 9 infants and 6 crew members at Raja Sansi Airfield, Amritsar, on 24th April 1993. He received Commendation from the Prime Minister of India for this operation.
