Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

Sanjay Singhal, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been given the additional charge as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) with effect from 31 October 2026. He is currently serving as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a position he assumed on 1 September 2025. Singhal previously served in the ITBP as Deputy Inspector General and Inspector General between 2008 and 2015. The ITBP operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs and is responsible for guarding the sensitive India-China border across the Himalayan region.