Hemant Soren government appoints Ajay Kumar Singh as new DGP

RANCHI: The state government on Tuesday appointed Ajay Kumar Singh as the new director general of police (DGP), ending the prevailing suspense of a headless police force after the retirement of the outgoing incumbent Neeraj Sinha last week.
The state home, prison and disaster management department issued a notification of transferring Singh, who was serving as the chairman-cum-managing director of the Jharkhand Police Housing Corporation Limited with the additional charge of the director general of the anti-corruption bureau, as the new DGP.
Singh, an IPS officer of the 1989 batch, was among the three officers approved by the Union Public Service Commission for the post.
After taking up the post, Singh said, “My priorities will be on better policing, service to the people and control over crime.”
Singh started his career as a sub-divisional police officer in Ramgarh and later served as the superintendent of police in several districts, including Koderma and Dhanbad. He also served in several posts in various capacities like the deputy inspector general of Hazaribag and the additional director general of the special branch and the criminal investigation department.
Neeraj Sinha retired on Saturday and relinquished his post on the same day. The post of DGP was lying vacant even as the state government had made a commitment before the Supreme Court that the new police chief of the state would be announced by Sunday. Political leaders had also started airing their views on the issue saying the appointment should be made soon based on the recommendations of the UPSC.