1990 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, Rajwinder Singh Bhatti has been appointed as New DGP of Bihar. Bhatti will replace S K Singhal who is retiring on December 19.
“Rajwinder Singh Bhatti, a 1990-batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, is appointed as DGP of Bihar till further orders”, the notification issued by the state Home Department said. He is currently on central deputation and posted as the Additional Director General (Eastern command), Border Security Force (BSF).
RS Bhatti is originally from Punjab. But because of his cadre being Bihar, he defeated many big musclemen during his work in Bihar. Every possible effort was made to strengthen law and order. The special secret plan to arrest Bihar’s strongman Shahabuddin was executed by RS Bhatti. He was specially brought back to Bihar from central deputation during the 2005 assembly elections. After that he was given the charge as DIG in Siwan.
Prior to his central deputation, he was DG of the Bihar Military Police. In Bihar, he worked in various capacities. During his first stint in central deputation, he worked in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as joint director.
For the past fortnight, many names were running in the DGP race. Among these, the names of 1989 batch IPS and DG Training Alok Raj, 1990 batch IPS and central deputation RS Bhatti and 1990 batch IPS and DG Fire and Home Guard Services Shobha Ohtkar were doing the rounds.
The name of 1988 batch IPS Manmohan Singh, a native of Punjab and of Bihar cadre, was also said to be included in this race. The DGP was also to be selected from the three names sent from the Centre. Manmohan Singh is currently on Central deputation and is currently posted as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
