Praveen Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Director General [1] of Border Security Force | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Daljit Singh Chaudhary |
| Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police | |
| In office 1 October 2025 – 14 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Rahul Rasgotra |
| Succeeded by | Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1970[2] |
| Occupation | IPS |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Department | West Bengal Police Indo-Tibetan Border Police Border Security Force |
| Rank |  Director General |
| 2= | |
Praveen Kumar (born 5 September 1970) is an IPS officer (1993 Batch) of the West Bengal cadre. He has been serving as the Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force since 1 December 2025 and has served as the former Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police .[3][4][5][6][7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "ITBP chief Praveen Kumar gets additional charge of BSF director general". Hindustan Times. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "IPS : Query Result(s)". dtf.in. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Praveen Kumar gets appointed as Director General of lndo-Tibetan Border Police". The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Cabinet approves appointments of new director generals of ITBP, CISF". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Praveer Ranjan appointed as chief of CISF; Praveen Kumar as Director General of lndo-Tibetan Border Police". Mint. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Who Is IPS Praveen Kumar? Newly Appointed Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Explained". Indian Masterminds. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "दिल्ली में बड़ा प्रशासनिक फेरबदल, प्रवीण कुमार ITBP और प्रवीर रंजन CISF के DG नियुक्त". Jagran. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
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