Congress Govt Appoints DM Awasthi as New Chhattisgarh DGP
The newly-elected Congress government in Chhattisgarh has appointed DM Awasthi as new Director General of Chhattisgarh Police.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The newly-elected Congress government in Chhattisgarh has appointed DM Awasthi as new Director General of Chhattisgarh Police.
Awasthi, a 1986-batch IPS officer, is currently the Special Director General (Anti-Naxal Operations). He will now head Anti-Naxal Operations, EoW, SIB, ACB.
He has replaced AN Upadhyay, who has now been appointed as Chairman of Chhattisgarh Police Housing Corporation (CGPHC). Upadhyay, a 1985-batch IPS officer, was the DGP of Chhattisgarh since March 2014. (ANI)
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