A fresh controversy has erupted involving the panel of IPS officers sent to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the regular posting of DGP by the Jharkhand government. This time, the UPSC has asked the state government why Ajay Kumar Singh’s name was sent again to the panel when he was removed from the post of regular DGP.
A 1989 batch IAS officer, Ajay Kumar Singh, had been appointed as a regular DGP in 2023 for a two-year term, but he was removed and his junior Anurag Gupta, a 1990 batch IAS officer, was appointed as an acting DGP before the expiry of Singh’s tenure.
The Commission has also asked under what circumstances was Ajay Kumar Singh removed from office.
But the current bout of controversy cropped up after the state government included the name of former DGP Ajay Kumar Singh in its list of four IPS officers sent to the UPSC for appointment of a regular DGP.
