Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb, 7: The promotion orders were issued by the Government of India, and the rank was formally conferred during a ceremonial pipping by the Director General, CRPF, in New Delhi.
Son of Mani Ram Samyal, Ashok Samyal hails from Village Gho Brahamana in the Vijaypur area of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir.
With about 35 years of service, his career reflects a steady rise from rural Jammu to senior leadership in the country’s largest central armed police force.
He joined the CRPF on February 4, 1991, and has served in several challenging internal security areas, including Punjab during the militancy period, Jammu and Kashmir, and Left Wing Extremism–affected regions, besides holding key command, training and staff assignments across the country.
A major part of his service has been in training and institution building. He served as Principal of the Central Training College and the Recruit Training Centre at Neemuch, and was the last Principal of CTC Neemuch in the rank of Deputy Inspector General.
Under his leadership, RTC Neemuch secured first position at the All-India level, for which he received the Union Home Minister’s Disc and a Commendation Letter.
He also played an important role in raising the first CIAT School of CRPF at Udharbond, Silchar.
His service has been recognised with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2025 and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2014.
He has also received Bronze, Silver and Gold Discs from the Director General, CRPF, along with several commendations from the Director General and the Union Home Minister.
A trained mountaineer, Samyal was part of the first Indigenous CRPF Mountain Expedition and successfully scaled Jogin Peak in the Himalayas.
Samyal completed his schooling from SRMLHS School, graduation from SPRM College of Commerce, Jammu, and also studied law at Jammu University.
Presently posted in Delhi, he has often stated that the support and blessings of the people of Jammu, particularly his native village, have been a constant source of inspiration in his service to the nation.
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