Overview
- A brief ceremony at ITBP headquarters in New Delhi on January 19 marked the handover, including the traditional baton exchange.
- Praveen Kumar, who handed over the role, has been appointed Director General of the Border Security Force.
- Kapur is a former Haryana DGP with experience in the CBI and the UN mission in Kosovo, and he is slated to retire in October 2026.
- Reports note he was placed on leave by the Haryana government last year following the death of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, with no new updates cited.
- On the same day, the ITBP and Uttarakhand government signed an MoU to provide primary healthcare in 108 border villages using ITBP doctors and telemedicine support.