Bhubaneswar: Odisha-cadre IPS officer Ashish Kumar Singh was on Friday appointed as Inspector General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
The 2004-batch officer has been appointed to the post for a period of five years from the date of assumption of the charge or until further orders, read the letter from Union Home Ministry to Odisha Chief Secretary.
“It is, therefore, requested that Ashish Kumar Singh, IPS (OD:2004) may be relieved immediately to enable him to take up his new assignment at the Centre,” it added.
Singh had courted controversy earlier this year for allegedly unduly interfering in the election process in the state.
In April, the Election Commission removed Singh from IG (central range) to a non-election-related post following which he was posted as IG (CM security). It recommended action against Singh in June for allegedly misrepresented facts regarding his health. He was directed to appear before a board of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar for a health check-up following complaints from the BJP that he was working in favour of the BJD in the polls despite being on sick leave (May 4 to June 2 ). He joined back on July 3, but was removed from the post of Inspector General of Police (Chief Minister’s security) and posted as OSD, Home Department, on July 11.
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