Overview
- An official notification transferred Tadasha Mishra from Special Secretary, Home, to in-charge Director General and Inspector General of Police until further orders.
- The government order deems Anurag Gupta retired with effect from November 6, 2025 following his voluntary retirement request.
- Gupta’s continued service beyond his April 30, 2025 retirement drew formal objections from the central government, and he was earlier removed by the Election Commission before assembly polls.
- Mishra is a 1994-batch IPS officer, previously ADG Railways, who recently moved to the Home Department and is scheduled to retire in December 2025.
- Other senior officers, including Anil Palta, Prashant Singh and M. S. Bhatia, were reported as contenders for the longer-term DGP appointment.