West Tripura (Tripura): Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Inspector General (IG) of Border
Security Force (BSF), took over the charge of IG BSF Tripura here on Monday.
On arrival at Tripura Frontier Headquarters, IG BSF Sharma was welcomed by
officers and given a guard of honour.
“Ashwani Kumar Sharma, IG, BSF, on 16th December 2024 assumed the charge of
Inspector General of BSF Tripura. He was given a guard of honour. He paid homage
to martyrs, interacted with officers & reviewed the present security scenario
across the Tripura border,” BSF Tripura said on X.
Sharma, a 1987 batch BSF officer, previously served at the BSF Training Centre
in Indore. He has extensive experience in both Eastern and Western Commands, and
his expertise includes counter-insurgency and anti-naxal operations.
Additionally, he has served on deputations with the National Security Guard
(NSG) and the United Nations Mission. Notably, he has also worked in Tripura in
the past, as per an official release.
Later in the day,he paid a courtesy visit to the Additional Director General of
Police for Tripura and discussed the current security scenario across the
Tripura border.
“Today, on December 16, 2024, Sh Ashwani Kumar Sharma, IG, BSF, Tripura
Frontier, paid a courtesy visit to Shri Anurag, IPS, Additional Director General
of Police Tripura & discussed the present security scenario across the Tripura
Border,” BSF Tripura said on X. (ANI)
The BSF, which is the largest border guarding force in the world with a strength
of nearly 2.65 lakh personnel, celebrates its Raising Day every year on December
1.
Mandated to guard the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders, the BSF is
the only force of the nation with a distinctly defined wartime as well as
peace-time role. The force has successfully proved its mettle in accomplishing
every task assigned to it in times of war and peace situation while ensuring
peace and tranquility on the border. (ANI)
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