Jamwal is new IG, BSF Jammu Frontier

Tribune News Service

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Jammu, December 28

NS Jamwal took over the command as the Inspector General (IG) of the BSF, Jammu Frontier, on Friday from outgoing IG Ram Avtar, who has been posted to the BSF Academy, Tekanpur.

Prior to this appointment, Jamwal commanded for two years the most versatile Mizoram and Cachar Frontier of the BSF in the North-East region, where he coordinated the operational and logistic support to the troops deployed in one of the most difficult terrains in the country.

Jamwal, a 1984-batch direct entry BSF cadre officer, belongs to J&K. He earlier served as an instructor at the prestigious commando training centre of the BSF in Takenpur, which trains commandos for various Central Armed Police Forces and state police organisations.

Giving details, BSF spokesperson said Jamwal had also served as the Chief Nodal Officer (Intelligence) and staff officer to the Director General, BSF, for four years. “The officer also served as a member of the International Task Force dealing with bilateral issues pertaining to human trafficking, drugs and narcotics, border management and security. Jamwal was also sent to the US and the UK for various training programmes,” the spokesperson added.

The new BSF IG is a recipient of the President Police Medals for meritorious and distinguished service. Besides this, the officer has, on numerous occasions, been awarded by commendation rolls of the BSF Director General.

In the course of his 34 years of distinguished career, Jamwal has held numerous important commands as well as staff appointments. He also had a successful stint with the National Security Guard (NSG), where he was appointed as the deputy group commander.