Surjeet Singh Deswal
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Education and career
He did his graduation in Bachelor of Science from Panipat. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Kurukshetra University. He is an IPS officer of 1984 batch, Haryana cadre.
He has served as the Commissioner of Police of Gurgaon for 4 years and led the Haryana Armed Police between 12 December 2014 and 20 November 2015, as Director General. He joined the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 1994 and served as its Superintendent of Police till 1998. In December 2015, he was appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and served as ADG till October 2017. In September 2018, he was made Director General of SSB, succeeding Rajni Kant Mishra.
On 31 October 2018, he was appointed as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Deswal also received the additional charge of DG of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in January 2020. In March, 2020, he was given the additional charge of the Director General of Border Security Force (BSF). In September 2020 SS Deswal was given the additional charge of NSG. Thereafter, he served as Vice-Chancellor of Sports University of Haryana from 1 December 2022 to 20 February 2024.
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Awards and decorations
In 2001, Deswal was conferred with the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service. He received the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2012.