Patna, Aug 30 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Alok Raj was on Friday given additional charge of the Director General Police (DGP) of Bihar, a government notification said.

Raj, a 1989-batch IPS officer, is currently posted as Director General (Vigilance) in the state government.

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According to a notification issued by the state Home department, Raj will hold additional charge of DGP.

The Centre on Wednesday appointed Bihar DGP R S Bhatti as the new DG of the Central Industrial Security (CISF).

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