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'''Mahendra L. Kumawat''' is a former Director General of the [[Border Security Force]] (BSF), the [[border guard|border patrol]] [[Government agency|agency]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref>[http://cii.in/WebCMS/Upload/M%20L%20Kumawat.pdf cii.in]</ref> On August 1, 2009 he was succeeded by [[Raman Srivastava]].<br />
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In October 2012, he was appointed the [[Vice Chancellor]] of the newly created [[Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice]] in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/the-hindus-sunny-sebastian-appointed-as-first-vc-of-newly-formed-university/article3997124.ece|title=The Hindu’s Sunny Sebastian appointed as first VC of newly formed university|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 October 2012|accessdate=14 October 2012}}</ref><br />
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He has also served as a Special Home Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7634100.stm|title=Church 'at risk' in Indian state|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=24 September 2008|accessdate=2 January 2012}}</ref> Kumawat was an IPS Officer of the [[Andhra Pradesh]] Cadre in 1972 as an Internal Security Expert had considerable experience in dealing with [[naxalism]] and [[terrorism]].<ref name="OSSIM">{{cite web|url=http://www.ossim.in/advisory.html|title=Advisory and visiting faculty|publisher=Orian School of Security and Intelligence Management|accessdate=2 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327102600/http://ossim.in/advisory.html|archivedate=27 March 2012}}</ref> He was a member of the Anti-[[Naxalite|Naxal]] Commando Force from 1992–94 and also proposed the National Police University, later approved by the [[Union Cabinet]].<ref name="OSSIM"/> He was awarded the [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for Meritorious Service]] in 1989 and the [[President's Police Medal|President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service]] on 26 January 1997.<ref name="OSSIM"/><br />
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