Bhubaneswar, Dec 8: The Union government has appointed Odisha cadre IPS officer Dhirendra Sambhaji Kutey as the Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), officials said on Sunday.

According to an official communique, Kutey, a 1997-batch IPS officer, has been appointed BSF IG (Level-14 in the Pay Matrix) for a tenure from the date of assumption of charge up to the date of his superannuation on February 29, 2028 or until further order, whichever is earlier.

On May 28, the Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended IPS Kutey for unduly interfering in ‘conduct of election process’. During the suspension period, Kutey’s headquarters was fixed at the office of the resident commissioner, Odisha in New Delhi.

Later, the State government on July 15 revoked the suspension of Kutey and posted him as officer on special duty (OSD) in the Home department.

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