The Tripura government on Thursday appointed Amitabh Ranjan, a Tripura cadre IPS officer of 1988 batch, as the Director General of Police, officials said.
Ranjan, presently posted as Additional Director, Intelligence Bureau under the Union Home Ministry, will replace V. S. Yadav, who was in extension in his service from November 2020, and was appointed as Principal Resident Commissioner in Tripura Bhavan in New Delhi.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha changed the police chief within 19 days after transferring Chief Secretary Kumar Alok.
A tweet by Tripura Police read: “Shri Amitabh Ranjan, IPS has taken over the charge of DGP, Tripura and HoPF, Tripura on 28/07/2022. He belongs to 1988 batch of Indian Police Service having vast experience of working in the State in various capacities.”
The Chief Minister, who assumed office on May 15, on July 9 transferred Chief Secretary Kumar Alok to the State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD) as its Director General (DG) and appointed senior IAS officer J.K. Sinha as the new Chief Secretary.