The selected names include PK Agrawal (1988 batch) Mohammad Akil and RC Mishra (both 1989 batch).
The state government will now pick one officer from the panel to head the police force.
“When the UPSC drops a name or picks the name of an officer down the line while selecting the DGP it often leads to litigation.
To avoid that the UPSC usually takes the 'safer road' and recommends names of the senior-most officers” sources maintained.
However on the ground that his name was on the list of candidates he was kept out of the meeting held in Delhi today.