Anurag Garg, an IPS officer of the 1993 batch, has been appointed as the new director general of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a government order said.

Garg is currently working as an Additional DG in the Border Security Force (BSF) at its headquarters here.

• An order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Garg.
• Anurag Garg is a 1993 batch Indian Police Service officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre.
• The post of NCB head is currently being held in an additional capacity by CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh following the retirement of incumbent S N Pradhan in August.
• The NCB is the federal anti-narcotics agency with its offices spread across the country. (Agencies).