BSF DG, special DG's tenure cut short; repatriated to state cadres

New Delhi: Amid a rise in infiltration in the Jammu region, the Centre on Friday removed BSF Director General (DG) Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) YB Khurania, sending them back to their respective state cadres with immediate effect, according to a government order.

Agrawal is a 1989-batch Kerala cadre officer while Khurania belongs to the 1990-batch of the Odisha cadre.

Agarwal had taken charge as the Border Security Force chief in June last year. Khurania, as the Special DG (West), was heading the formation of the force along the Pakistan border.


Separate orders issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) conveyed they were being "prematurely" repatriated with "immediate effect".

The about 2.65-lakh personnel strong BSF guards Indian borders with Pakistan on the west and Bangladesh on the east.

On Friday, Khurania arrived for a two-day visit to the Jammu frontier and reviewed the security situation in the region.