Kerala-cadre IPS Officer Nitin Agarwal appointed BSF DG

Kerala-cadre IPS Officer Nitin Agarwal appointed BSF DG

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: June 14 2023

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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.

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