Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Get New Chiefs

Both the new DG took the charge from 1984-batch IPS officer SS Deswal who retired Tuesday.

Pankaj Kumar Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer, on Tuesday took over as the new director general (DG) of the Border Security Force while his batch-mate Sanjay Arora assumed charge of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Sh Pankaj Kumar Singh, IPS, today took over charge as the 29th Director General of Border Security Force, the world's largest Border Guarding Force with over 2.65 lakh brave & dedicated troops protecting the International Borders with Pakistan & Bangladesh. #JaiHindpic.twitter.com/w67VpkVY5s Sh Sanjay Arora, IPS joined as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) today. Sh S S Deswal, IPS handed over the customary baton to Sh Arora at the Force HQrs. #Himveerspic.twitter.com/kdrSOnc0o2 Mr Singh, from the Rajasthan cadre of the IPS, has been serving as the special DG of the country's largest border guarding force that mans over 6,300 km of Indian boundary with Pakistan and Bangladesh and has about 2.65 lakh personnel. His father and retired IPS officer of the 1959-batch Prakash Singh also headed the BSF as its DG from June, 1993 to January, 1994.