Chandigarh, April 11
Mr B.R. Lal has been
given the additional charge as the Director-General of Police, Haryana. He is
expected to take charge of his new assignment on his arrival here from Gurgaon
tomorrow.
Mr Lal is presently the Managing Director of the Haryana Police
Housing Corporation. A 1976-batch IPS officer, he is the seniormost police
officer in the state and is scheduled to retire on May 31.
Mr Lal has been
given the additional charge as the DGP following Mr M.S. Malik proceeding on
long leave. The Election Commission had directed the state government to shift
Mr Malik to a post not related with the election process as his wife, Krishna,
was a candidate for the Sonepat Lok Sabha seat.
