Manipur police chief appointed safety secretary at Centre
The Centre on Thursday appointed Manipur police chief Rajiv Singh because the Secretary (Safety), in accordance with an order issued by the Division of Personnel and Coaching (DoPT). Singh, a 1993-batch IPS officer, served because the Director Normal of Manipur police for almost three years.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cupboard has authorized the appointment of Shri Rajiv Singh, IPS (TR:1993), Director Normal of Police, Authorities of Manipur to the publish of Secretary (Safety) within the Cupboard Secretariat with impact from the date of assumption of cost of the publish, or till additional orders, whichever is earlier,” the DoPT order stated.
Singh had taken cost because the police chief of Manipur on Might 30, 2023, within the early days of the Meitei-Kuki clashes within the state. A day after the Meitei-Kuki clashes broke out on Might 3, the federal government had transferred the then police chief, P Doungel(1998 IPS batch), who’s from the Kuki-Zo group.
The ethnic clashes had additionally led to an ethnic divide within the drive, with Meitei police shifted to the valley whereas Kuki-Zo officers have been shifted to the hill districts. Curiously, the second most senior officer within the police then was Doungle’s brother C Doungel(1990 IPS batch).
By seniority, he too was in line to be the chief, however because of the ethnic clashes, he couldn’t be thought-about and needed to depart Imphal. It was throughout such a state of affairs that on Might 30, 2023, the federal government introduced a non-Kuki, non-Meitei police officer to go the drive. Singh’s cadre from the Tripura police was modified to Manipur earlier than his appointment.
Singh’s new appointment as Secretary(Safety) will probably be in Delhi and below the Cupboard Secretariat.
The Secretary(Safety) coordinates the executive functioning of the Particular Safety Group(SPG), the elite safety company that’s accountable for the Prime Minister’s Safety. The Secretary additionally screens VIP safety’s administrative functioning.
The Manipur authorities is but to announce the subsequent police chief. The 2 seniormost officers after Singh are Ashutosh Sinha(additionally 1993 batch) and Lupheng Kailun(1994 batch). Even because the Meitei-Kuki ethnic clashes are but to be resolved, recent Naga-Kuki clashes have pushed the state to the brink as soon as once more. Authorities are presently working to rescue a minimum of 14 Kuki-Zo and 6 Naga people who have been allegedly kidnapped by members of the rival teams amid the continued violence. The federal government could launch Singh solely after this disaster is resolved.
