Senior IPS officer B. Srinivasan has been appointed the Director General (DG) of the National Security Guard (NSG), the country’s counter-terrorism force. His appointment follows a Personnel Ministry order on Tuesday (27 August 2024).
Srinivasan is a 1992 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Bihar cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Srinivasan as DG, NSG, from the date of joining the post and up to August 31, 2027, — the date of his superannuation, the order said.
He is currently the director of Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir. The post of NSG DG was vacant after incumbent Nalin Prabhat was named the new Chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Nalin Prabhat was appointed as the NSG Chief in April this year, and he will serve until August 31, 2028 (the date of his retirement). Popularly known as the “black cats,” the Federal Contingency Force NSG was established in 1984.
However, on August 15, the Centre cut short his tenure and named him the J&K police head. Prabhat, who has joined as the Special Director General of the J&K Police, will take over the reins of the force after incumbent R.R. Swain retires on September 30.
Following Prabhat’s appointment, Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Anish Dayal Singh was responsible for the NSG.
This story is based on an IANS-syndicated feed.
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