Guwahati, May 20 (PTI) Assam Police Director General (in-charge) Harmeet Singh was appointed as the DGP of the state with immediate effect, a senior official said on Tuesday.

The Home Department official said a notification was issued on Monday regarding this appointment.

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The 1992-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS officer has been the in-charge DGP since February 1 after the state's previous police chief, GP Singh, moved to the CRPF as its director general.

Harmeet Singh is also holding the additional responsibility of director general of Civil Defence and commandant general of Home Guards.

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