Overview
- Tadasha Mishra, a 1994-batch IPS officer and Special Secretary in the Home Department, was posted as in-charge DGP by a formal notification and took charge on Thursday.
- Anurag Gupta’s voluntary retirement was approved with effect from November 6, ending a months-long dispute over his post-retirement continuation as DGP.
- The Centre had objected to Gupta’s extended tenure and cited Supreme Court and UPSC-linked norms for DGP appointments, which the state had contested.
- Reports note Mishra is due to retire on December 31, 2025, making her tenure as acting DGP brief as the state moves toward a longer-term selection process.
- More senior officers, including Anil Palta and Prashant Singh (1992 batch) and M. S. Bhatia (1993 batch), were considered, and some local reports say Mishra is the first woman to hold the post in Jharkhand.