Question: Recently, senior IPS officer R. K Pachnanda took charge as Director General of which Para-Military force?
(a) CRPF
(b) ITBP
(c) BSF
(d) CISF
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On June 30, 2017, senior IPS officer R.K. Pachnanda took charge as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
- His tenure will be till October 31, 2018.
- In this post, he replaced Krishna Chaudhary.
- Mr. Pachnanda is a 1983 batch Indian Police Service officer of the West Bengal cadre. Prior to the appointment as DG ITBP, Shri Pachnanda has served in various capacities as Commissioner of Police, Kolkata and DG NDRF.
Related Links:-
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=167046
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/pachnanda-is-new-itbp-chief/article19190719.ece