New Delhi: Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Praveer Ranjan assumed charge as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday, an official said.

In his address, the new DG underlined his commitment “to prepare the force for future challenges through modernisation in operations, welfare with compassion and transparency in administration”.

During an in-house ceremony at CISF lawns, he was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at CISF Headquarters, and later the DG interacted with senior officers of the force, the official said in a statement.

An officer of the 1993 batch of the IPS from the AGMUT Cadre, Ranjan has been on Central deputation since April 2024.

Recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (2016) and the President’s Police Med

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