India News | Vijay Kumar Appointed Acting DGP of UP
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Senior IPS officer Vijay Kumar will be the new acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh, a senior official said Wednesday.
Lucknow, May 31 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Vijay Kumar will be the new acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh, a senior official said Wednesday.
With the officiating Director General of Police (DGP) R K Vishwakarma retiring from service on Wednesday, the chief minister has given the additional charge to Kumar.
Kumar, a 1988 batch officer, will continue to work as DG Vigilance and CB-CID, the official said.
Vishwakarma had assumed charge as officiating DGP of the state on April 1 after the then officiating DGP DS Chauhan had retired.PTI SAB
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