Senior IPS officer and incumbent Special Director General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh appointed as next Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam.
Singh, a 1991-batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, will replace Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta.
He was earlier posted in New Delhi as inspector general of police at the National Investigation Agency.
The current DGP of Assam, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta is a 1988 batch (41RR) IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
He is the current Director General of Assam Police and had previously served as the special Director General of Border. He is set to retire at the end of this month.
