Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Haryana has got a new Director General of Police on the eve of the New Year, with the state government appointing 1992-batch IPS officer Ajay Singhal to the top post. The appointment follows the retirement of officiating DGP O.P. Singh on December 31.
The decision was taken from a panel of three senior IPS officers, finalised by the union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for the DGP position.
Although former DGP Shatrujeet Kapur was the senior-most officer in the panel, he did not get the post due to his alleged mention in a suicide case involving late IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar. Kapur was earlier sent on leave and removed from the DGP position following the controversy.
After Kapur's exit, O.P. Singh was given the...