Former Intelligence Bureau Special Director Takes Charge As CISF Chief

Senior IPS officer Sheel Vardhan Singh, who is BA (Honours) in English literature, joined the Indian Police Service in 1986 at the age of 23 and was allotted Bihar cadre.

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sheel Vardhan Singh on Monday assumed charge of the Director-General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

Prior to his appointment as the DG, CISF, Mr Singh was serving as Special Director at the Intelligence Bureau.

The 1986-batch Bihar cadre officer, Mr Singh, took charge at CISF headquarters in south Delhi's Lodhi Road area.

Mr Singh, who is BA (Honours) in English literature, joined the Indian Police Service in 1986 at the age of 23 and was allotted Bihar cadre.