Ghaziabad: Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ghaziabad, Kalanidhi Naithani was transferred to Aligarh on Friday. Amit Kumar Pathak, who was promoted to the post of DIG in January this year and was working as Varansi SSP, will take charge as the new SSP of Ghaziabad.
Born on 22 January 1979 in Unnao, Amit Pathak is an MSc from Chemistry. By qualifying UGC NET, he was appointed lecturer of organic Chemistry at Kanpur University and was selected as the IPS in the year 2007.
“My aim is to control streetcrimes. My focus will also be on the crime against women. Cyber crime is also becoming a headache for the residents and we will look into it more closely to curb the rate,” Pathak told TOI.