Like dad, 1988-batch IPS officer to now head BSF

NEW DELHI: Pankaj Kumar Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer from Rajasthan cadre, was on Wednesday appointed as director general of Border Security Force. Singh, the son of retired IPS officer Prakash Singh who had also headed BSF several years ago, is currently serving as special DG in the same force.
The force was under additional charge of ITBP DG SS Deswal since its last full-time DG Rakesh Asthana was appointed as Delhi police commissioner in July end.
The apointments committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday also named the new ITBP chief. Sanjay Arora, a 1988 batch IPS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre and currently special DG in ITBP, will replace Deswal. In another order, ACC appointed Balaji Srivastav as the DG of Bureau of Police Research and Development, a central police organisation