Shri. Devendra Kumar Pathak, IPS (Retd.),

Additional Director (Non-Executive & Independent)

Shri Devendra Kumar Pathak joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1979 and was allotted the Assam?Meghalaya cadre. During his initial years of service, he effectively held charge of four districts as Superintendent of Police in Assam and Meghalaya, besides commanding a Police Range in an insurgency-prone area for four consecutive years. After serving in the field as Superintendent of Police of various districts and as Range DIG, he was appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer of Oil India Limited, a Navaratna Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. He was appointed to this post for an initial period of five years in July 1997, which was further extended by one year, and he served in the position until 31 July 2003. He also served in Srinagar as Inspector General, where he played a significant role in combating militancy in the valley and handling serious law and order situations without any human rights violations. He has the distinction of raising the elite CRPF Anti-LWE Force ?CoBRA? (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action). In April 2014 he was appointed as Director General of BSF (Border Security Force).In addition, he has considerable experience in conducting departmental inquiries in the capacities of Inquiry Officer, Presenting Officer, Disciplinary Authority, and Appellate Authority.