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Kerala-cadre IPS Officer Nitin Agarwal appointed BSF DG

Published on 14 Jun 2023

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Kerala-cadre IPS Officer Nitin Agarwal appointed BSF DG
  • Nitin Agarwal, an IPS officer of the 1989 Kerala cadre, has been appointed as the new director general of the Border Security Force (BSF).
  • This appointment comes after a vacancy of over five months in the position.
  • The position of BSF chief had remained vacant for over five months since the retirement of Pankaj Kumar Singh on December 31, 2022.
  • For the past five months, the additional charge of the BSF has been held by Sujoy Lal Thaosen, the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
  • Presently serving as the Additional DG of operations at the headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Delhi, Agarwal will now assume the role of leading the BSF.
  • The BSF is India's leading security agency responsible for safeguarding the 4,096-kilometer-long international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  • The BSF comprises a workforce of over 2.65 lakh personnel serving in diverse roles.
Source: SarkariPariksha