Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Director General of Police for Jharkhand by the Election Commission. His selection follows the removal of Anurag Gupta due to previous election-related misconduct,

The Election Commission has ordered the immediate removal of Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta over past allegations of biased conduct and misuse of authority. The state government is directed to assign his duties to the most senior DGP-level officer and submit a list of senior IPS officers by Monday for the new appointment.

Ajay Kumar Singh, a 1989-batch officer from the Jharkhand cadre, was selected from a panel of three candidates provided by the state government.

The Election Commission of India is set to announce the Jharkhand and Maharashtra election schedules on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., following the conclusion of polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The term for the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26,

The Election Commission on Monday appointed Jharkhand cadre senior-most IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh as the state DGP, sources said, days after the poll panel removed Anurag Gupta

Earlier, the Election Commission had directed the state government to remove Acting Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta from his post with immediate effect due to a 'history' of complaints against him in previous elections.

ECI appointed Jharkhand cadre senior-most IPS officer Ajay Kumar Singh as the state DGP, sources said, days after the poll panel removed Anurag Gupta as the acting police chief.