The Haryana government has sent the same panel of five senior IPS officers to the UPSC for the purpose of selecting a new DGP. Before doing it, the government first relieved Shatrujeet Kapoor (IPS:1990:HY) of the DGP charge on Sunday. Kapoor’s removal from the DGP post cleared the decks for the appointment of the new DGP.
Kapoor handed over the charge of the DGP at the police headquarters on Dec 14, clearing the way for a fresh beginning of the appointment process for the new chief of the state police. That is the reason behind the government’s attaching Kapoor’s new posting order along with the panel sent to the UPSC for shortlisting three names for the DGP’s appointment.
The state had earlier sent a panel of five officers, including Shatrujeet Kapoor, to the UPSC for selecting the next DGP, citing the anticipated vacancy as officiating DGP OP Singh is due to retire on December 31, 2025. But the UPSC had returned the panel on the ground that no vacancy for the DGP post existed, as Shatrujeet Kapoor was only on leave and could resume duty anytime after returning from leave.
With Shatrujeet Kapoor formally removed from the post, the objection raised by the UPSC for considering the government’s panel stood addressed. The Legendofficers had reported that the state government will have to send a panel of eligible officers afresh to the UPSC for shortlisting.
After the Haryana government sent a proposal containing the names of five IPS officers to the UPSC for shortlisting three names, the commission stated in its communication that the state government is required to send its proposal only if there is an anticipation of the vacancy. The list of five names sent to the UPSC for shortlisting by the state government is as follows:
• Shatrujeet Kapoor (IPS:1990:HY), Chairman, Haryana Police Housing Corporation
• Sanjeev Kumar Jain (IPS:1991:HY), DGP, Haryana Human Rights Commission
• Ajay Singhal (IPS:1992:HY), DGP, Vigilance & ACB
• Alok Kumar Mittal (IPS:1993:HY), MD, Haryana Police Housing Corporation
• Arshinder Singh Chawla (IPS:1993:HY), Director, Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban
The name of officiating DGP O P Singh was not included in the list, as he is retiring on December 31, and as per the Supreme Court’s guidelines, an officer must have at least six months of service remaining to be eligible for the post.
It should be recalled that Kapoor had completed his two-year term as DGP. He was later asked to proceed on leave on October 14 following the allegation of his involvement in the suicide of fellow IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar (IPS:2001:HY). During this period, O.P. Singh (IPS:1992:HY) served as the officiating DGP.
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