Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh is new NSG chief

NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Anup Kumar Singh has been appointed as director general of the National Security Guard (NSG), an official order said on Friday.

The appoint of Singh, a 1985-batch IPS officer, as the DG of the ‘black cats commando’ force was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The NSG was raised as the federal contingency force to counter terrorists and hijack-like incidents in 1984. (AGENCIES)