GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 2nd Oct. Sujoy Lal Thaosen and Anish Dayal Singh, both senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, have been appointed as the new directors general of the CRPF and ITBP, respectively, according to a government order issued Saturday.
Thaosen, a Madhya Pradesh cadre officer from 1988, is currently the director general (DG) of the border guarding force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the additional charge of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
The post of DG of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) became vacant on Friday after IPS officer Kuldiep Singh (1986-batch West Bengal cadre) retired.
Sujoy Lal Thaosen has been holding the additional charge of ITBP director general after his batchmate and incumbent Sanjay Arora was appointed Delhi Police Commissioner in August.
Anish Dayal Singh, a 1988-batch officer of Manipur cadre, is currently working in the Intelligence Bureau as a special director.
During his tenure in the central intelligence agency, he has worked on many desks and handled several investigations.
Thaosen will retire in November of next year, while Singh will retire in December of 2024.
The Personnel Ministry issued the appointment order following approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), which is chaired by the prime minister.
With an estimated strength of 3.25 lakh personnel, the CRPF is the country’s largest paramilitary force. It is designated as the lead internal security force, with its main operational theatres being states affected by Left Wing Extremism, counter-terrorist operations in the Kashmir valley, and counter-insurgency operations in the north east.
Apart from performing a variety of duties in the country’s internal security domain, the ITBP is primarily tasked with guarding the 3,488 km stretch of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
The SSB is the border force that protects India’s unfenced borders with Nepal and Bhutan.
According to an official, Thaosen is expected to hold the additional charge of SSB until the government issues a new order for its new head.
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