With the acting DGP of Haryana OP Singh retiring on December 31, 2025, Haryana is set to have a new Director General of Police (DGP) in the New Year.
The state government is drawing a fresh panel for the post. The 1992-batch IPS officer OP Singh had taken over after Shatrujeet Kapur was sent on leave after his name being mentioned in the suicide note of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.
According to sources, names of five to seven senior IPS officers with at least 30 years of service will be forwarded to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for shortlisting a three-member panel. The state government will then have the discretion to choose the next police chief from among the three.
Officers likely to be considered include 1991-batch officers Shatrujeet Kapur (who still has 11 months before retirement) and SK Jain; 1992-batch officers Ajay Singhal, and Alok Mittal; 1993-batch AS Chawla; and 1994-batch officers Navdeep Singh Virk and Kala Ramachandran, an IPS couple.
The UPSC will scrutinise integrity certificates, service records, and other details of the officers before finalising the panel.
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