IPS officer Abhay (IPS:1986:OR) on January 03 took charge as the new chief of the of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at the NCB headquarters in Delhi. He will continue as DG, NCB till November 18, 2019, which is his scheduled stint in central deputation.
The post was lying vacant since April last year when the incumbent R R Bhatnagar (IPS:1983:UP) was appointed as the CRPF DG. Special Secretary in the home ministry Rina Mitra (IPS:1983:MP) was handling the additional charge of NCB DG since then.
He was till now working in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as Additional DG (Training). He brings with him a vast experience spanning seven-years stint with the CBI in the past apart from heading the crime branch and special branch of the Odisha Police.
The NCB, under the command of the Union Home Ministry, is the apex coordinating and enforcement agency in the country against drug crimes and for countering drugs abuse.