ADG (training) Abhayanand, the policeman who gave the Nitish Kumar government successful policing initiatives — like speedy trial and formation of Special Auxiliary Police from among retired Army officers — will take over as Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) on Wednesday.
A 1977 batch IPS officer and the physics teacher of the Super-30 fame, he will take over from Neelmani at a special ceremony here.
Compared to some of his immediate predecessors, Abhayanand is likely to have a longer stint as the state police chief since he will retire in December 2014. His father Jagdanand had also held the post of Bihar DGP and had retired in 1986.
In the past six years, over 60,000 accused have been convicted because of the speedy trial initiative that works on the principle of police stations ensuring presence of all witnesses in courts rather than just filing chargesheets.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Abhayanand said: “Taking over as DGP is a great honour but I am alive to the big task ahead. It will be too early to outline my priorities. I will try to understand economics of policing and find out good solutions to problems.”
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