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{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rahul Rasgotra
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|09|28|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPS : Query Result(s) |url=https://dtf.in/wp-content/files/Indian_Police_Service_IPS_-_Civil_List_2014.htm |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=dtf.in}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
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| occupation = IPS officer
| profession = [[Civil service|Civil servant]]
| awards = [[File:Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|50px]]<br>[[Indian Police Medal]] awarded by the [[central government]] for Meritorious Service<br>[[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|50px]]<br>[[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]]
| office = [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
| term_start = 1 January 2024
| term_end = 30 September 2025
| predecessor = [[Anish Dayal Singh]]
| successor = [[Praveen Kumar (police officer)|Praveen Kumar]]
}}

'''Rahul Rasgotra''' (born 28 September 1965) is a retired 1989-batch [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer from [[Manipur]] cadre who served as the [[Director general of police|Director General]] of the [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] of India from 28 December 2023 till 30 September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2023-12-28 |title=Nina Singh is CISF's first woman chief; Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF head |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ips-nina-singh-is-cisfs-first-woman-chief-anish-dayal-singh-appointed-crpf-head-11703781605813.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/rahul-rasgotra-takes-over-as-itbp-dg/articleshow/106459222.cms|title=Rasgotra takes over ITBP DGP|website=economictimes.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=ITBP chief Rahul Rasgotra retires, hands over charge to Praveen Kumar |url=https://www.ptinews.com/story/national/itbp-chief-rahul-rasgotra-retires-hands-over-charge-to-praveen-kumar/2964459 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

==Early life and education ==
Rasgotra was born on 28 September 1965 in [[Mumbai]], India.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Rasgotra attended the [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]] at the [[Delhi University]] and earned a B.A (Hons) in economics. He also obtained a diploma in public administration from [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Rahul Rasgotra appointed ITBP chief Neena Singh becomes first woman to head CISF - राहुल रसगोत्रा आईटीबीपी के प्रमुख नियुक्त, नीना सिंह सीआईएसएफ प्रमुख बनने वाली पहली महिला बनीं, नई दिल्ली न्यूज | url=https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/new-delhi/story-rahul-rasgotra-appointed-itbp-chief-neena-singh-becomes-first-woman-to-head-cisf-9129837.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229022124/https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/new-delhi/story-rahul-rasgotra-appointed-itbp-chief-neena-singh-becomes-first-woman-to-head-cisf-9129837.html | access-date=2025-07-21 | archive-date=2023-12-29}}</ref>

== Career ==
He spent nearly three decades at the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]], working his way up to the rank of Special Director.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Banik |first=Debasweta |date=2023-12-28 |title=No. 6/47/2023-EO(SM-1) |url=https://indianmasterminds.com/news/ips-news/ips-rahul-rasgotra-will-be-the-new-dg-of-itbp/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Government of India}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-01 |title=Rahul Rasgotra takes over as ITBP DG |url=https://theprint.in/india/rahul-rasgotra-takes-over-as-itbp-dg/1907405/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=The Print |language=en-US}}</ref> He served as the Director General, [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]] from 28 December 2023 until his retirement on 30 September 2025.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-28 |title=Nina Singh becomes first woman DG CISF, Rahul Rasgotra appointed ITBP chief |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/nina-singh-becomes-first-woman-dg-cisf-rahul-rasgotra-appointed-itbp-chief-2828401 |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

==References==
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[[Category:People from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian Police Service officers]]

Rahul Rasgotra - Revision history

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