New NSG chief fails to take charge

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JULY 31. The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Security Guards (NSG), Mr. R. Rajagopalan, a 1965 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu, today failed to take charge.

The outgoing NSG chief, Mr. Nikhil Kumar, who retired after more than three decades of service, handed over charge to the Border Security Force (BSF) chief, Mr. Gurbachan Jagat. Home Ministry sources said Mr. Jagat would hold additional charge as NSG chief for the time being.

Mr. Rajagopalan, apparently not relieved by the State Government, was the Director-General of Police, Tamil Nadu, till he was transferred by the Chief Minister, Ms. J. Jayalalithaa. The refusal of the State Government to relieve him is being seen here as a retort to the Centre which had requisitioned the services of three senior IPS officers of the State for postings in New Delhi.

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