PATNA: Ending all speculations, the government on Saturday appointed S K Singhal as full-time DGP of the state. Singhal, who hails from Punjab, is a 1988 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer. He will superannuate on August 31, 2021.
Singhal was holding the additional charge of the post after the then DGP, Gupteshwar Pandey, took voluntary retirement on September 22. Singhal was the DG of home guard and fire services then.
Home department sources said the names of Singhal, Pandey and other suitable officers were sent to panel of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by state government at the time of selection of new DGP after K S Dwivedi’s superannuation. “Pandey was selected as DGP by the panel from the list that time. As Singhal’s name was already available, he has been made the new DGP of the state,” a senior home department officer said.
Dinesh Singh Bist, a 1987-batch IPS officer, posted as DG of Bihar State Sports Authority, is the only officer senior to Singhal in the state. IPS officers Kumar Rajesh Chandra (1985), Sheel Vardhan Singh (1986) and A Sema Rajan (1987) are on central deputation.