Ex-Haryana Police Chief Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor to Lead ITBP; Praveen Kumar Heads BSF

• Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, former Haryana Police chief, appointed Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
• Kapoor will be responsible for guarding India's frontier with China until his superannuation on October 31, 2026.
• Praveen Kumar, the incumbent ITBP chief, has been named the new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).
• Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer, will lead the BSF, which primarily protects borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, until September 30, 2030.
• Kapoor's appointment follows a controversy last year where he was sent on leave after being accused in a suicide note by IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.

Why It Matters: Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor takes charge of ITBP, while Praveen Kumar moves to lead BSF, marking key leadership changes.