The stage is now set for a new DGP to take over in Haryana with the dawn of New Year. The Governor issued relieving orders of officiating DGP O P Singh (IPS:1992:HR) on Tuesday as he is retiring on Dec 31. On the other hand, in order to finalise the list of IPS officers sent by the Haryana govt for appointment as a new DGP, the UPSC convened its empanelment committee meeting on Wednesday.
The Haryana govt is expected to name the new chief of the state police on Jan 1 after the USPC finalizes the panel by shortlisting the candidates.
IPS officer O P Singh had been given the charge of DGP after Shatrujeet Kapur (IPS:1990:HR) was asked to proceed on leave following the allegation of his alleged involvement in the suicide of fellow IPS officer, Y Puran Kumar (IPS:2001:HR), and was later relieved of the DGP charge in the second week of Dec after he returned from around two months’ leave.
Interestingly, Kapur’s name also figured among the names of five IPS officers sent to the UPSC for shortlisting by the Haryana govt earlier.
Apart from Kapur, the other four names forwarded by the Haryana govt are S K Jain, a 1991 batch IPS officer posted as DGP (human rights); Ajay Singh, a 1992 batch IPS officer posted as Director General, Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau; and 1993 batch IPS officers Alok Mittal and A S Chawla. Mittal is posted as Managing Director of Haryana Police Housing Corporation, with additional charge of resident commissioner, New Delhi. Chawla is Director of Haryana Police Academy (HPA), Madhuban.
The UPSC’s empanelment committee meeting is attended by its members, including an officer from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Haryana Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary (Home), and the incumbent DGP of the state police.
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