In the midst of ethnic tensions in the state, senior IPS officer Rajiv Singh has been appointed Director General of Police (DGP) in Manipur. He takes over for P Doungel, who has been promoted to OSD (Home) by an official order from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Singh is a Tripura cadre IPS officer from the 1993 batch. “The Governor of Manipur is also pleased to order that Shri Rajiv Singh, IPS (TR: 93) take over as DGP, Manipur from Shri P. Doungel, IPS (MA:87) as soon as he joins the State Government,” the order stated.