Devendra Kumar Pathak takes over as BSF chief
“He is the 23rd Director General of elite Border Security Force, which is the largest Border Guarding Force of the world having the strength of Two Lac fifty Thousands (2.5 Lacs) brave and dedicated Border Men protecting the International Borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh,” the BSF said in a statement on Monday
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Born on Mar 1, 1956, in Netarhat (Ranchi), Jharkhand, Devendra Kumar Pathak , IPS, SDG BSF, did his Master degree in History from Kirori Mal (Delhi University) in the year 1978.
Pathak belonged to the 1979 batch of the Indian Police Service and was allotted the Assam-Meghalaya Cadre.
In his early days in the Indian Police Service, he had served in various positions in the Meghalaya Police and the Assam Police.
Subsequently, he served in Oil India Ltd, New Delhi as Chief Vigilance Officer, in CRPF as Inspector General Srinagar, IG SAF/CoBRA Sector, IG(Pers) CRPF HQ, Addl Director General (Trg), Addl Director General (HQ) and Special Director General, CRPF, J&K Zone and thereafter joined as Special Director General in BSF. Since Mar 1, 2014, he is holding the additional charge of Director General BSF.
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