Hitesh Chandra Awasthi took charge as the interim Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), replacing OP Singh, who retired on Friday.
Awasthi is a 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
He has served in the CBI for 13 years and is presently posted as Director-General Vigilance. He will retire in June 2021.
Singh took charge as the Uttar Pradesh DGP in January 2018.
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