Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Director General of Police for Jharkhand by the Election Commission. His selection follows the removal of Anurag Gupta due to previous election-related misconduct,

The Election Commission has ordered the immediate removal of Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta over past allegations of biased conduct and misuse of authorit

The Election Commission on Saturday (19 October) directed the immediate removal of Anurag Gupta, the Acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jharkhand, due to a "history" of complaints against him during past elections.

The Election Commission of India has ordered Anurag Gupta's removal as Acting DGP in Jharkhand to ensure fair elections scheduled for November.

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday removed Jharkhand’s acting director-general of police (DGP), Anurag Gupta, ahead of the Assembly elections on the ground that he had faced allegations of bias by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in the past.

Ajay Kumar Singh, a 1989-batch officer from the Jharkhand cadre, was selected from a panel of three candidates provided by the state government.

The Election Commission on Monday appointed Jharkhand cadre senior-most IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh as the state DGP, sources said, days after the poll panel removed Anurag Gupta

An officer of the 1989-batch of the Indian Police Service, Singh was selected from a panel of three IPS officers whose names were sent by the state govt

The Election Commission asked the Jharkhand government to comply with its directions and submit a report by 7 pm on Saturday.

The senior most officer available in the cadre will be made the acting DGP and the poll panel has directed the state government to submit recommendations of senior IPS officers by 10am, October 21

The Election Commission has asked Jharkhand government to submit a compliance report by 7 pm today confirming acting DGP Anurag Gupta's removal, citing past complaints against him.