• Centre has appointed IPS officer Kuldiep Singh to hold additional charge as the Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), with effect from March 01, 2021.
• Singh is a 1986-batch officer from West Bengal cadre, working as the special DG of its central zone.
• He replaces incumbent CRPF chief A P Maheshwari was completed his tenure on February 28, 2021
• Singh will hold the additional charge of the CRPF head till “the appointment and joining of the successor or until further orders, whichever is earlier”.

CRPF

• Formed: 27 July 1939
• Headquarters: New Delhi