Gujarat cadre IPS Piyush Patel appointed as IG in BSF
August 21, 2023
Gandhinagar: A 1998 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Piyush Purushottamdas Patel has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) of India’s Border Security Force(BSF).
Born in 1971, Patel is BE Electronics & Communication by education and he hails from Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
He has served as ADGP, Surat range lastly. Patel previously worked in the BSF as a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in year 2013.
The appointment in BSF has bene made on deputation basis for a period of five years. The union Home ministry has requested to relieve Patel immediately to enable him to take up his new assignments at the Centre.
Patel will be the 21st Gujarat cadre IPS to go on the Central govt deputation at present.
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