Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Sundarraj Pattilingam, a 2003-batch IPS officer, was appointed as the Inspector General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 16, 2026. This appointment marked his first central deputation after a distinguished career in the Chhattisgarh cadre. He spent 12 years serving in the Bastar region, including seven years as the head of police, where he played a key role in counter-insurgency operations across districts such as Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur, and Kondagaon. An alumnus of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and trained in counter-insurgency warfare, he brings extensive operational experience to India's premier counter-terrorism agency.