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Ex-Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta appointed NIA chief

Jyoti B

Jun 23, 2022 15:22 GMT

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The Government of India appoints IPS Dinkar Gupta as Director General, National Investigation Agency pic.twitter.com/42jtktGG3R
— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

The 1987 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Punjab cadre was removed as the State DGP and posted to the Police Housing Corporation after Charanjit Singh Channi replaced Captain (retd.) Amarinder Singh as Punjab’s Chief Minister in 2021.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Gupta's appointment as the Director General, NIA till March 31, 2024, that is the date of his retirement, it said.

In another order, Swagar Das was appointed Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry.

The Government of India appoints IPS Swagat Das presently working as Special Director in Intelligence Bureau to the post of Special Secretary (Internal Security), MHA. pic.twitter.com/rqRuxzHldJ
— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

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