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The 1991-batch IPS officer replaces Alok Raj, a 1989-batch IPS officer who had been the officiating DGP since August 30, 2024 and is due to retire in December 2025
Senior IPS officer Vinay Kumar. (Image via X/@drdeoranjan)
Senior IPS officer Vinay Kumar was on Friday appointed as the new Director General of Police of Bihar.
The 1991-batch IPS officer replaces Alok Raj, a 1989-batch IPS officer who had been the officiating DGP since August 30, 2024 and is due to retire in December 2025.
According to a notification issued by the state Home Department on Friday, Vinay Kumar will head the state police for a two-year term in accordance with a Supreme Court directive.
Raj, on the other hand, will serve as DG-cum-CMD of Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation.
Another senior IPS officer, J S Gangwar, has been appointed as new Director General of the state Vigilance Department, the notification said.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)