CRPF and NSG get new chiefs as Gill, Aulakh take charge
February 28th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANINew Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force and National Security Guard got their new chiefs on Saturday as A. S. Gill, a 1972 batch Rajasthan cadre IPS officer, and N.P.S Aulakh, the former Punjab Deputy General of Police, took charge of their office here respectively.
Gill took over the charge from V K Joshi, who retired on Saturday after 38 years of distinguished service, while Aulakh succeeded J. K. Dutt, who has been superannuated.
“I know this force pretty well as I have earlier served it. The CRPF will have to re-orient itself and improve the present standards to meet its new challenges, including Naxals and insurgency,” said the new CRPF chief A. S. Gill while adding that he considers his new assignment “honourable”.
Gill will head the world’’s largest paramilitary force having a strength of 2,10,000 personnel (210 battalions), besides the newly raised anti-Naxal force COBRA.
Aulakh, a 1972 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre, will lead the 10,000-commando strong NSG, a force which was highly praised for its successful anti-terror operations.
The outgoing CRPF DG Joshi was known to be an efficient officer as he had been credited with the establishment of COBRA and initiated steps for the establishment an intelligence wing in the force.
The retiring NSG chief Dutt led the November 26 operation from Mumbai with his black cat commandos. (ANI)
- Subhash Joshi appointed NSG chief - May 01, 2012
- CRPF forming spy wing to counter Maoists - Apr 11, 2011
- Kashmir gets new paramilitary boss - Oct 20, 2010
- A.S. Gill takes over as director general CRPF - Feb 28, 2009
- Two brothers, paramilitary heads, separated by five months? - Jan 30, 2010
- R.K. Singh to succeed Pillai as home secretary (Lead) - Jun 24, 2011
- Anil Kaushik is new Punjab top cop - Sep 30, 2011
- R.K. Singh named home secretary (Second Lead) - Jun 24, 2011
- A.S. Gill is new CRPF chief - Feb 05, 2009
- Himachal police chief retires (Lead) - Jun 30, 2010
- Himachal police chief retires - Jun 30, 2010
- Punjab to get new chief secretary, police chief - Jun 26, 2009
- K.K. Attri to be Punjab Police chief - Feb 27, 2009
- New weapons, better preparedness since 26/11: NSG chief (One Year after 26/11) - Nov 13, 2009
- K. Vijay Kumar appointed Director General of Central Reserve Police Force - Oct 04, 2010
Tags: battalions, black cat, chiefs, cobra, commando, commandos, crpf, deputy general, dg, distinguished service, insurgency, intelligence wing, joshi, mumbai, national security, New Delhi, paramilitary force, police force, reserve police, security guard