Ex-ITBP Director General Gautam Kaul dies at 83

Former Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General Gautam Kaul died on Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 83.

A retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Kaul served as the ITBP DG from 1998 to 2001.

According to officials, Kaul will be cremated on Thursday at the Lodhi crematorium in Delhi.

The ITBP, which primarily guards the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC), condoled the death through a post on X.

"DG ITBP and all ranks are deeply saddened by the demise of Sh Pt Gautam Kaul, Ex DG, ITBP. A distinguished IPS officer of the 1965 batch, he was a beacon of service, a prolific writer and a music aficionado. Our heartfelt condolences to his family," the post read.