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Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh was appointed Secretary (Security) successful the Cabinet Secretariat connected Thursday (May 21, 2026).
Mr. Singh, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) serviceman of Tripura cadre, was appointed arsenic Manipur’s constabulary main connected June 1, 2023, days aft the taste unit betwixt the Meitei and the Kuki-Zo radical erupted successful the State connected May 3 the aforesaid year.
Mr. Singh was appointed DGP by relaxing the work conditions arsenic helium was not from the Manipur cadre.
On Thursday (May 21, 2026), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) “approved the assignment of Shri Rajiv Singh, IPS (TR:1993), Director General of Police, Government of Manipur to the station of Secretary (Security) successful the Cabinet Secretariat with effect from the day of presumption of complaint of the post, oregon until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
Mr. Singh oversaw the operations to retrieve astir 4,500 constabulary weapons that were looted from constabulary armouries pursuing the May 3, 2023 violence.
The State was placed nether President’s Rule connected February 13,2025 and till it was revoked connected February 4, this year, astir 1,000 extortionists had been arrested successful the State.
On May 29, 2023, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) deputed Mr. Singh from Tripura to Manipur cadre. He was posted arsenic Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), erstwhile the changes were made. The bid said that Mr. Singh was being transferred from Tripura cadre to Manipur cadre for a play of 3 years successful relaxation of the argumentation arsenic a “special lawsuit successful nationalist interest.”
He succeeded past DGP P. Doungel, who was transferred arsenic Officer connected Special Duty (Home), a recently created post. Mr. Doungel, a 1987 batch IPS serviceman from Manipur cadre, belonged to the Kuki assemblage and has since retired.
