Director General of Police (CoD) Dr Ajai Kumar Singh will be the next DG & IGP.u00a0Singh will take over from R Sri Kumar who will retire in end-January.

Chief minister BS Yediyurappau00a0announced this at a private function today. Earlier the government was considering DGP (fire force) Jija Hari Singh for the post. Sinceu00a0her name cropped up in a Lokayukta report, the government dropped her name in the last minute.