Shillong, May 30 -- Retired Indian Forest Service official Cavouright P Marak was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Meghalaya on Friday.

Governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar administered the oath of secrecy to Marak at Raj Bhavan in Shillong in the presence of Chief Secretary and senior government officials.

Marak was a former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Territorial). Following his retirement as a civil servant, he took on various other roles.

Prior to his appointment as Lokayukta Chief, Marak was the Executive Chairman of Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) and was also a member of the Meghalaya State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Governor Vijayashankar congratulated Marak and expressed confidence in his a...