4 IPS officers promoted, Soni is new DG crime

Jaipur: The state government on Friday promoted four senior IPS officers to the rank of director general (DG). B L Soni, who held the post of additional director general (crime), has been promoted to the post of director general (crime).
Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, who was additional director general (planning, modernization and welfare) has been promoted to the post of director general (planning, modernization and welfare).
K Narsimha Rao, who held the position of additional director general (reorganisation and rules), has been promoted to the post of director general (reorganisation and rules). Pankaj Kumar Singh, who held the position of ADG BSF, has been given proforma promotion. It is believed that when DGP (Rajasthan) Bhupendra Singh retires, one of them could succeed him. TNN