Surjeet Singh Deswal Joins as New Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal

New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Surjeet Singh Deswal on Sunday took over as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), succeeding Rajni Kant Mishra who has been appointed the new Border Security Force (BSF) chief. Before joining as SSB chief, Deswal, a 1984-batch Haryana Cadre Indian Police Service officer, was working as Special Director General in the BSF.

Deswal will head the SSB — mandated to guard the 699-km India-Bhutan and 171 km India-Nepal borders — up to his superannuation on August 31, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, the Ministry of Personnel said. The Cabinet Committee on Appointments on Thursday approved Deswal’s appointment. Recipient of Police Medal in 2001 and President Police Medal in 2012, Deswal has served in Haryana’s Rohtak, Bhiwani and Fatehabad districts as Inspector General of Police. (IANS)