Soumen Mitra took over as the new Police Commissioner of Kolkata on Wednesday after Rajeev Kumar was removed from the post by the Election Commission following complaints against him by opposition parties.
Soon after assuming the chair at Lalbazar Police Headquarters in Kolkatta, Mitra, an IPS officer of the 1988 batch, said, "It's a difficult situation. We are going to conduct the elections in the city peacefully."
After handing over the charge to Mitra, Rajeev Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1989 batch, rushed to his new office to take over as ADG, Anti-Corruption Branch in the state police. Kumar was appointed as Kolkata Police Commissioner in January this year.
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Soumen Mitra takes over as Kolkatta PC
By IndianMandarins - 2016-04-14 10:02:46
Soumen Mitra took over as the new Police Commissioner of Kolkata on Wednesday after Rajeev Kumar was removed from the post by the Election Commission following complaints against him by opposition parties.
Soon after assuming the chair at Lalbazar Police Headquarters in Kolkatta, Mitra, an IPS officer of the 1988 batch, said, "It's a difficult situation. We are going to conduct the elections in the city peacefully."
After handing over the charge to Mitra, Rajeev Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1989 batch, rushed to his new office to take over as ADG, Anti-Corruption Branch in the state police. Kumar was appointed as Kolkata Police Commissioner in January this year.
