In a key development, the Haryana government on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) appointed senior IPS officer Ajay Singhal (IPS:1992:HY) as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state. The appointment was made as the incumbent DGP O P Singh (IPS:1992:HY), who was holding the post in additional charge, retired from service on Wednesday.
Ajay Singhal is currently serving as Director General, State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau. Notably, O P Singh had been entrusted with the additional charge of DGP after the then regular DGP, Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor (IPS:1990:HY), was sent on leave in connection with the suicide case of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar (IPS:2001:HR).
The appointment followed the empanelment process conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). After its meeting on Wednesday, the UPSC forwarded a panel of three senior IPS officers to the Haryana government for selection. The names on the panel included Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, Ajay Singhal, and Alok Mittal (IPS:1993:HY).
Based on the UPSC panel, the state government selected Ajay Singhal as the regular Director General of Police of Haryana.
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