Deepak Mishra, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1984 batch (AGMU cadre), has been appointed as Additional Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He will have tenure till November 2018 with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post.

Did You Know?

• The Central Reserve Police Force is the largest of India’s Central Armed Police Forces.
• It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India.
• The CRPF’s primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter insurgency.
• It came into existence as the Crown Representative’s Police on 27 July 1939.
• After Indian Independence, it became the Central Reserve Police Force on enactment of the CRPF Act on 28 December 1949.
• The CRPF is headed by a Director general who is an Indian Police Service officer and is divided into ten administrative sectors, each headed by an Inspector General. Each Sector consists of one or more administrative and/or Operational Ranges, headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police.
• The Rapid Action Force (RAF) is a specialised 10 battalion wing of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force. It was formed in October 1992, to deal with communal riots and related civil unrest. The battalions are numbered from 99 to 108.