Senior IPS officer Harmeet Singh (IPS:1992:AM), Director General of Civil Defence and Commandant General of Home Guards, will be the acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam Police. This comes as the incumbent state police chief Gyanendra Pratap Singh (IPS:1991:AM) is set to join as the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Harmeet Singh will continue to holds the position of Special DGP (HQ) and Special DGP (Border).
An official order of Assam’s Home Department said that upon release of Gyanendra Pratap Singh for Central deputation, Harmeet Singh would be the acting DGP, Assam, in addition to his existing duties temporarily till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
The order said that in pursuance of the letter of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the services of G P Singh, DGP, Assam are placed at the disposal of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for posting him as Director General on a deputation basis for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on November 30, 2027 or until further orders.
The officer is hereby released from the date of handing over of charges, the order said.
Earlier this month, GP Singh was appointed as the CRPF chief, after having served as the DGP of Assam since January 31, 2023.
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