J.N. Chaudhary appointed as new chief of NSG

December 31, 2013

Mr. Jayanta Narayan Chaudhary appointed as new chief of National Security Guard (NSG). Mr. Chaudhary is the 1978 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and is due to retire in May 2015. He succeeded Arvind Ranjan.

About National Security Guard (NSG)

Set up in 1984 as a Federal Contingency Deployment Force to tackle all facets of terrorism in the country.
Operates under the oversight of the Ministry of Home Affairs and is headed by the Director General of the Indian Police Service (IPS).
The NSG members are also known as Black Cats because of the black drill cotton coveralls and balaclavas or helmets they wear.

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