Senior IPS officer Mukesh Singh (IPS:1996:AGMUT), currently holding the position of Additional Director General in the Jammu Zone, has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on a deputation basis, as announced by the Union Home Ministry.
According to an official order, Singh will serve in the ITBP for a period of five years. He assumed the role of Inspector General of Police for the Jammu Zone on August 14, 2019, and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) on January 20, 2021.
In response to this appointment, the Ministry of Home Affairs has requested the Jammu and Kashmir administration to promptly release Singh from his current duties, allowing him to take up his new responsibilities at the central level.
