Election Body Removes West Bengal Top Cop A Day After Appointment
NDTV
The move, unprecedented in recent memory, rendered Mr Sahay the shortest-serving DGP of West Bengal.
The Election Commission on Tuesday removed Vivek Sahay as West Bengal DGP, less than 24 hours after naming him for the post, and directed the state government to appoint Sanjoy Mukherjee, a year junior to Sahay in the IPS cadre, in his place.
The move, unprecedented in recent memory, rendered Mr Sahay the shortest-serving DGP of West Bengal.
Sahay, an IPS officer of the 1988 batch, was initially offered the appointment since he was the senior-most officer in the force. But owing to his scheduled superannuation on May 31, well ahead of the formal conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections on June 4, the poll panel considered naming Mukherjee, a 1989 batch officer, as the DGP, a senior official said.
