New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Anup Kumar Singh has taken over the charge of Director General of the elite National Security Guard (NSG), the force said on Tuesday.

Singh took over the command of NSG on Monday, 10 days after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved his appointment as the Director General of the 'Black Cats commando' force.

The ACC had approved Singh's appointment to the post on October 18.

"The Black Cats welcome their new DG and look to move forward for achieving greater heights under his command," National Security Guard tweeted.

The 1985-batch IPS officer took charge as NSG chief from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General S.S....