Bhopal: Senior IPS officer Vivek Johri took charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.
Johri, a 1984-batch officer, took charge from acting- DGP Rajendra Kumar at the state police headquarters, official sources said.
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भारतीय पुलिस सेवा के 1984 बैच के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी श्री विवेक जौहरी ने आज मध्यप्रदेश के पुलिस महानिदेशक का कार्यभार ग्रहण किया। श्री जौहरी इससे पहले महानिदेशक बीएसएफ का दायित्व संभाल रहे थे।उन्होंने पुलिस परिवार एवं प्रदेशवासियों को रंगोत्सव होली की बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं दीं हैं। pic.twitter.com/AJVdAxi4lR
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DG Cyber Cell, Rajendra Kumar, a 1985-batch officer, was holding the charge of DGP after the state government transferred V K Singh from the post by appointing him as the Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Department.
Johri was on central deputation and posted as the DG of Border Security Force (BSF) in Delhi before being appointed as the DGP of Madhya Pradesh. (PTI)
