ITANAGAR, NOV 3:

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajesh Kumar of the 1995 batch of the AGMUT cadre has been appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Arunachal Pradesh.

According to an order issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, Kumar, who was repatriated to his parent cadre on November 2, will take over as the police chief of the northeastern state.

He will succeed Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal, who has been transferred to Delhi. Jamwal is also a 1995-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre.

Kumar is currently serving as Special Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). His repatriation to the AGMUT cadre with immediate effect was ordered by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on November 2.