SS Chahar, VSM, inspector general, Border Security Force (BSF), has been promoted to the rank of Additional Director General and has been posted to BSF Academy at Tekanpur, Gwalior.
In 1983, the officer had joined the BSF as assistant commandant. He has served in Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bengal, Tripura and Chhattisgarh. He has been awarded the VishistSeva medal (VSM), a police medal for meritorious services and the President's police medal for distinguished services.
Chahar got emotional while remembering his father, late Sunhari Lal Chahar during celebrations of his promotion.