According to an official order launched by the state home department, IPS officer Ashok Kumar is posted as the new Director-General of Police of Uttarakhand. He is supposed to take charge from 30th November 2020. The order was issued on Friday, 20th November.
“Ashok Kumar was selected from a panel of three IPS officers as per the norms. The other two IPS officers in the panel were V Vinay Kumar and MA Ganapathy. Kumar will take charge on November 30 when Raturi retires,” stated secretary of state home department, Nitesh Kumar Jha in the order.
Kumar had served in undivided Uttar Pradesh and is currently holding the position of Director General (law and order) in the Uttarakhand police. He has served in the Central Reserve Police Force and Border Security Force on central deputation. He also served under the United Nations in Kosovo in 2001.
