PATNA, Jan. 7 -- Days after assuming the charge of chairman of the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC), a 1989-batch former IPS officer Alok Raj on Tuesday resigned from the post. Prior to this, he was in-charge of this post for the last one year.

After retiring from the police service, the general administration department (GAD) had on December 31 assigned him this post for five years or 65 years of age, with the tenure beginning on January 1. Alok Raj joined two days ago, but on Tuesday he suddenly resigned.

Alok Raj has served as the chairman-cum-CMD of the Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation prior to the new appointment (BSSC chairman).

Earlier on August 30, 2024 Alok Raj was given the additional charge of Director G...