HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, June 6: Kamaljit Singh Banyal, Inspector General assumed charge as Inspector General of Frontier Headquarters, Border Security Force, Guwahati on Monday. Banyal is a 1986 batch officer of BSF cadre, who started his journey in BSF on August 18, 1986 as Assistant Commandant. He has vast experience of working at various higher positions at Force Headquarters, India-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh International Border, terrorism-prone areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Naxal-affected areas of Orissa. He also had a tenure in the Special Protection Group (SPG). He has also been awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in BSF.
Kamaljit Singh Banyal after assuming the charge stressed the requirement to develop an effective Border Management Mechanism to prevent crimes along the Indo-Bangladesh International Border, involve locals in border guarding and strengthen the cordial relationship between the border guarding forces of the two neighbouring countries and need to promote a sense of security among the people living in the bordering area.