IPS Officer Mukhtar Mohsin Moves from NCRB to Sashastra Seema Bal as DIG

Mukhtar Mohsin, a 2005-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Uttarakhand cadre, has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on a lateral shift basis. His combined deputation tenure at SSB will extend up to April 16, 2031 — a period of five years. Prior to this appointment, Mohsin was serving as Deputy Director/DIG at the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the central government body responsible for collecting, compiling, and publishing crime statistics for India. His transition from a data and research-oriented role at NCRB to an operational border security posting at SSB marks a significant shift in professional focus. The Sashastra Seema Bal is one of India's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), tasked with guarding the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders. SSB also plays an important role in counter-insurgency operations, anti-smuggling activities, and law enforcement in border areas. A DIG-level posting in SSB carries direct operational and administrative responsibilities over a significant geographic jurisdiction. The lateral shift modality of the appointment means Mohsin transitions directly from NCRB to SSB without reverting to his parent cadre, maintaining continuity in his central deployment. For a 2005-batch officer, the five-year tenure at SSB as DIG represents a substantive assignment at a critical phase of his career. His Uttarakhand cadre background is an added dimension, given SSB's operational area includes terrain broadly proximate to that state's Himalayan border regions.