Senior IPS officer and incumbent Special Director General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh would take charge as the new Director General of Police of Assam on February 1, officials said on Saturday.Singh, a 1991-batch IPS officer of the .
The crime rate in Assam has decreased substantially over the last one year, claimed state DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta.The criminal activity in the state, which was at an average of 366 cases per lakh of population, has now come down to 200 cases .
To counter radicalization of madarasas, more than 100 small, private madrassas in Assam have been merged with large ones, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta told reporters today.
To strengthen the state security mechanism, the Assam government has recruited 2,570 trainees and is raising five new commando battalions.The Indian Army is undertaking the training of Assam Police commandos at seven different locations.On .