Overview
- An official order said Ajay Singhal assumes charge immediately, succeeding O P Singh, who retired on December 31.
- The UPSC empanelled three officers—Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, Ajay Singhal and Alok Mittal—and the governor approved Singhal's appointment.
- Singhal most recently headed Haryana's State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau and has previously served in intelligence, crime and district policing roles.
- Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor’s inclusion on the UPSC panel came despite an FIR against him in the Y Puran Kumar suicide case, drawing fresh attention to the controversy.
- The government also issued new postings, naming Narendra Bijarniya as Karnal SP and Ganga Ram Punia as SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau, and transferring six HPS officers.