Chandigarh, April 2 -- The Union ministry of home affairs has appointed Surendra Singh Yadav as deputy inspector general in the Border Security Force on deputation basis, relieving him from the post of Chandigarh director general of police with immediate effect.

Yadav, a 1997-batch IPS officer, had been serving as the police chief in Chandigarh since March last year. However, his tenure has been cut short before completion of a year. Yadav was promoted to the ADGP grade in 2022. He was earlier posted in Delhi and held various positions in traffic, EOW and anti-corruption branch.

The competent authority has approved his appointment to the BSF, directing that he be relieved immediately to take up his new assignment at the Centre.

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