Shatrujeet appointed ITBP chief; Praveen to head BSF
STATE TIMES NEWS
NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Rakesh Aggarwal was on Wednesday appointed as the director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Aggarwal, a 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is currently special director general in the anti-terror agency. He has also been holding the additional charge of the post of DG, NIA.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as DG, NIA for a tenure up to August 31, 2028, the date of his superannuation, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said.
Meanwhile, 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.
