JK Dutt, former NSG DG, who led Commando Forces during 26/11 Mumbai Counter-Terror Operation, Passes Away at 72

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The former Director General of National Security Guard (NSG), Jyoti Krishan Dutt, who led the commando force during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks (also referred to as 26/11 and Operation Black Tornado), has passed away due to complications arising out of Covid-19. He was 72.
J K Dutt was a 1971-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the West Bengal cadre.
He served as the DG of the National Security Guard (NSG) from August 2006 to February 2009.
Besides this, he has also worked in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).