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Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor appointed ITBP chief; Praveen Kumar to head BSF

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New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor was on Wednesday appointed as the director general of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

He will succeed incumbent Praveen Kumar, who has been named the new chief of the Border Security Force (BSF).

Kapoor, a 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, is currently working in his cadre state Haryana.

He has been appointed DG, ITBP for a period up to October 31, 2026, the date of his superannuation, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

Incumbent ITBP chief Kumar has been named new DG, BSF.

Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre, has been appointed for a period up to September 30, 2030, the date of his retirement. PTI AKV RHL

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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