Rajni Kant Misra to head BSF, S S Deswal appointed SSB chief

Indian Police Service (IPS) officers Rajni Kant Misra and S S Deswal have been appointed as the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) respectively.

Misra, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is currently serving as the Director General of SSB.

He will serve as the head of the BSF for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2019 in place of KK Sharma, who is retiring on September 30.

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Deswal, a 1984-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, is currently serving as the BSF Special Director General.

He will hold the post of SSB Director-General for a period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2021.