New Delhi (21.10.2024): The Election Commission of India (ECI) reappointed Ajay Kumar Singh (IPS: 1989: JH) as the Jharkhand DGP days after the poll panel removed Anurag Gupta (IPS: 1990: JH) as the acting police chief. Singh was selected from a panel of three IPS officers whose names were sent by the state government. Ajay Kumar Singh, who was appointed Jharkhand DGP in February 2023, was removed in July 2024.
The names were sent after the poll authority on Saturday ordered the removal of acting DGP Anurag Gupta due to his "history" of election-related misconduct in previous polls. The state goes to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20.
New Delhi (21.10.2024): The Election Commission of India (ECI) reappointed Ajay Kumar Singh (IPS: 1989: JH) as the Jharkhand DGP days after the poll panel removed Anurag Gupta (IPS: 1990: JH) as the acting police chief. Singh was selected from a panel of three IPS officers whose names were sent by the state government. Ajay Kumar Singh, who was appointed Jharkhand DGP in February 2023, was removed in July 2024.
The names were sent after the poll authority on Saturday ordered the removal of acting DGP Anurag Gupta due to his "history" of election-related misconduct in previous polls. The state goes to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20.