Bengal Police Chief Appointment

Vivek Sahay, an IPS officer of 1988 batch, has been appointed as the police chief of Bengal after the Election Commission removed the state Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar. Mr Sahay was the chief of the Home Guards in the state.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain West Bengal government's plea seeking to appoint Director General of Police (DGP) without consulting the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), saying it would be "abuse of law".

Ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government has appointed Soumen Mitra, currently the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Training, as the new Commissioner of Kolkata Police, informed the Home and Hill Affairs Department on Saturday.

Vivek Sahay, an IPS officer of 1988 batch, has been appointed as the police chief of Bengal after the Election Commission removed the state Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar. Mr Sahay was the chief of the Home Guards in the state.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain West Bengal government's plea seeking to appoint Director General of Police (DGP) without consulting the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), saying it would be "abuse of law".

Ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government has appointed Soumen Mitra, currently the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Training, as the new Commissioner of Kolkata Police, informed the Home and Hill Affairs Department on Saturday.