Decision on new DGP next week

SHILLONG: The State Security Commission will meet next week to decide whether acting DGP S.B Singh should be given full charge or it should opt for a new DGP, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said on Friday.
The government is yet to appoint a full-fledged DGP seven months after Rajiv Mehta retired. After Mehta, S.K Jain was appointed as acting DGP. Following his retirement, Additional DGP (law and order) S.B Singh took over as acting DGP on October 30 last year.
The State Security Commission, which selects the top police officer, has not met after August 31 last year. The meeting was chaired by Sangma to discuss the selection of a new DGP.
As per the seniority list, the five eligible IPS officers for the DGP’s post are Y.C Modi (1984 batch), P.S Purohit (1985 batch) and R.P Agrawal (1986 batch), who are all on deputation to the Centre, Raghvendra Awasthi (1985 batch), who is the current Director General (Civil Defence and Home Guards), and S.B Singh (1986 batch).