Vikram out,Karamvir in as new UP DGP

Karamvir Singh,a 1975-batch IPS officer,was appointed as the new DGP of the state late Tuesday night and is expected to join office on Wednesday.

Singh,who returned from the central deputation on September 19,would replace the 1974-batch IPS officer Vikram Singh,who has been asked to wait for his new posting,government sources said.

While Karamvir has 23 months of service left,the outgoing DGP has seven.

Before his return to the parent cadre,Karamvir was the Special DGP in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Earlier,in his capacity as the ADG (North) in the CRPF,he made significant contribution during the Assembly elections in J & K. Karamvirs return as the state DGP comes at a time when the Mayawati government has turned its focus on better policing.

The Chief Minister returned from New Delhi today and made the officials aware about her decision to change the DGP, a source in the state government said.

Secretary (Information) Diwakar Tripathi,while confirming Karamvirs appointment as the new DGP,could not give any information about the new posting of the outgoing DGP,who was appointed to the post in July 2007. He has spent more than two years as the DGP.

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