Daljit Singh Chawdhary given additional charge as BSF DG, day after Nitin Agrawal is repatriated to state cadre

Sahastra Seema Bal Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary will hold the BSF DG position till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.

the Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed Daljit Singh Chaudhary as the Acting Director General of the BSF. (Photo: ANI)

A day after repatriating Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) Nitin Agrawal to his state cadre, the Centre on Saturday gave the BSF DG additional charge to Daljit Singh Chawdhary, DG of the Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB), till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.

On Friday, the Centre had removed Agrawal and his deputy, Special DG (West) Y B Khurania, repatriating them to their respective state cadres with immediate effect. This came amid a spike in terror incidents and infiltration bids in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the Jammu region. According to data, 14 civilians and 14 security personnel have died, while 24 encounter/counter-terror operations and 11 terror-initiated incidents have been reported this year in the Union Territory till July 21.

In an order issued on Saturday, under-secretary Sanjeev Kumar said, “Premature repatriation of Agarwal to his parent cadre with immediate effect. Assignment of Additional Charge of the post of DG (BSF) to DG (SSB) Chawdhary upon repatriation of Agarwal till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”

Agrawal, a 1989-batch Kerala cadre officer, had taken charge as the BSF chief in June last year. He is due to retire in 2026. The decision to remove Agrawal was taken a few days ago and the Ministry of Home Affairs had sent a proposal letter to the department concerned on July 30.

The BSF guards nearly 2,290 km of international border along Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat in India’s western flank. The Jammu area is vulnerable to cross-border tunnels and its dense forests and mountainous terrain make it an ideal ground for terrorists to launch attacks against civilians and security forces.

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