As Indianmandarins had report earlier (Web-link below) Mohammad Taj Hassan (IPS:1987:UT) has been appointed to the post of Deputy Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau. It may be noted that four out of five posts of DDG have been lying vacant. NCB's South Western Region is headless; and so is Eastern Region (DDG, ER). Posts of DDG HQ and DDG Operations, too, are vacant. Two of these posts fell vacant on 12 March after Vijaya Kumar (IPS:1987:TN) and Ranjan Kumar Sahu (IRS C&CE:1986) completed their tenure. The posts of DDG Operations and DDG Headquarters are vacant since 01 April 2015 and 01 July 2015. Taj Hassan is currently posted in Delhi Police and was recently appointed Senior Spokesperson. Following the appointment of Hassan as DDG three posts of DDG still remain vacant in NCB. Web-link: Previous news dated   Taj Hassan (IPS:87) set to become DDG, NCB? http://www.indianmandarins.com/taj-hassan-ips87-set-to-become-dg-ncb/ ACC returns panel (DDG, NCB) asking more names; Dhoke & Hassan were in race http://www.indianmandarins.com/acc-returns-panel-ddg-ncb-asking-more-names-dhoke-hassan-were-in-race/