The Border Security Force (BSF) is the Border Service branch of the Central Armed Police Force. It is a paramilitary responsible for guarding the border,particularly India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is under the command of the Ministry of Home Affairs and was formed in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for connected matters therewith.
The Indian Police Service is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948,a year after India became independent from the British Empire.
The Director General of Police (DGP) is the highest-ranking police officer in Indian states and union territories. The DGP is appointed by the cabinet and holds a three-star rank. The DGP is responsible for overseeing the entire police force and law enforcement activities within their respective jurisdiction. This position holds significant authority and plays a crucial role in maintaining law and order,implementing crime prevention strategies,and ensuring public safety. The DGP is usually appointed by the state government and works closely with other law enforcement agencies and government officials to uphold the rule of law and protect citizens' rights.
Nikhil Kumar is a former IPS officer-turned politician hailing from Bihar who was Governor of Nagaland from 2009 to 2013 and Governor of Kerala from 2013 to 2014. One of country's well knownIPS officers of 1963 batch from the AGMUT Cadre Kumar also served as DGP of the National Security Guards,Indo-Tibetan Border Police,Railway Protection Force and Commissioner of Delhi Police. He was elected member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004 to 2009,representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology.
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary is an Indian politician who was the Governor of Meghalaya,a state in northeast India,from 2008 to 2013. Previously he was an IPS officer,director-general of National Security Guards (NSG) and the Border Security Force (BSF).
Raman Srivastava was a 1973 batch Indian Police Service officer who served as the Director general of police in Kerala Police from February 2005 till November 2008. He is also a former Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF),the border patrol agency of the Government of India.
Dr. Vipul Aggarwal is a 2001 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Gujarat cadre. He has been appointed as the Principal Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in March 2024. Before this new role,he served as the Joint Secretary in the Department of Health &Family Welfare. Prior to this,he also served as the Deputy CEO of the National Health Authority,a government agency responsible for implementing healthcare schemes in India,from February 2020 to August 2022. During his tenure,he played a pivotal role in the policy formulation and implementation of the world's largest health assurance scheme,Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana,which provided coverage to an estimated 540 million Indian citizens.
Pramod Kumar Thakur or P. K. Thakur,is a retired Indian Police Service (I.P.S.) officer of Bihar state in India,currently serving as Information commissioner in the state of Bihar. He served as Director General of Police of Bihar Police from June 2014 until his retirement in February 2018. He belongs to the I.P.S. batch of 1980. He has also served as Director General in Bihar. He was awarded with National Security Guard Disc for his outstanding work in the Central Police Organization as Inspector General (Administration). He was appointed on the post of Information commissioner of Bihar State Information Commission in October 2018.
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar is a retired Indian Police Service-1983 batch officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Served in different capacities in the various state and central law enforcement organisations,Bhatnagar received the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service on 15 August 2007. He served as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in his last tenure of service till his retirement on 31 December 2019. He was appointed an advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir G. C. Murmu by the Government of India in January 2020.
Edavelath Nalamveetil Rammohan was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1965 batch,who served in many of India’s police and paramilitary organisations. He retired as Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF),a leading paramilitary force of India,tasked with guarding the country’s borders.
Surjeet Singh Deswal also known as S S Deswal is an Indian Police Service officer of 1984 batch,who worked as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and retired from same post on 31 August 2021 the India's primary border guarding organization ofIndo-China International Borders,since his appointment on 31 October 2018 with additional charge of Border Security Force. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre. He previously served as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Manoj Yadava is an Indian police officer who is DG of Railway Protection Force and former Director General of Police of Haryana Police. He had previously held the post of joint director of the Intelligence Bureau at the Union Home Ministry (MHA).
Mukul Goel is a retired Indian civil servant. He is the former Director General civil defence at Indian state Uttar Pradesh and had previously served as the Additional Director General (ADG) of Border Security Force. He was suspended by the erstwhile Mayawati's government in 2007 for alleged irregularities in police recruitment. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. On 11 May 2022 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath removed Director General of Police Mukul Goel from his post for inefficiency and neglecting his work. Thereafter,he worked as DGP at UP Police.
Pankaj Kumar Singh was the 29th Director General of BSF,and an Indian Police Service officer of 1988 batch. He is the son of Ex BSF DG Prakash Singh. He has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor of India in January 2023 for a period of 2 years.
Amit Lodha is a 1998 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar Cadre,currently serving as Inspector General of SCRB [State Crime Record Bureau] Bihar. He has received several awards for his work. He is known for his book Bihar Diaries:The True Story of How Bihar's Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught. The web series Khakee:The Bihar Chapter on Netflix is based on that book.
Sanjay Arora is an IPS officer of the 1988 batch,Tamil Nadu cadre. He is currently serving as the Police Commissioner of Delhi. He has also served as the Chief of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Sashastra Seema Bal.
Ravi Joseph Lokku,IPS,is the present Additional Director General,Bureau of Police Research and Development,New Delhi. He is also on the Executive Council of Rashtriya Raksha University,New Delhi.
Piyush Anand is an 1991- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre and currently serving as the Director General of the National Disaster Response Force of India since 1 April 2024.
Anish Dayal Singh is an 1988- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Manipur cadre and currently serving as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force of India since 1 January 2024.
