WB govt revokes order of giving addl charges to Rajeev Kumar

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

Within a week after giving additional charges of two police departments to former Police Rajeev Kumar, the government Thursday revoked the order.

Kumar will now be holding the post of Additional (ADG) and of Police (IGP) of the state CID only.

Kumar was earlier handed over additional charges of the state directorate of economic offences and the special task force (STF) of the Police.

Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer, had been embroiled in a controversy for being at loggerheads with the CBI over its investigations into the Saradha Chit fund and scams.

On February 5, the had directed Kumar to appear before the central probe agency in connection with the matter.

Acting on the apex courts order, the CBI had questioned Kumar for five days in Shillong.

On February 19, Kumar was appointed as the additional of police and general of police in the CID.

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First Published: Thu, March 07 2019. 22:15 IST