WB govt appoints new DIG Darjeeling Range

The West Bengal government today appointed Humayun Kabir as the new DIG, Darjeeling Range to look after both Darjeeling and Kalimpong district where the GJM is spearheading an agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland
As per a government notification, Kabir, who was the Kolkata Police Joint CP (Administration) will take over as the DIG Darjeeling Range, a post which was lying vacant for quite sometime.
Niraj Kumar Singh, the IG, IB (Border), was made the Commissioner of Siliguri Police Commissionerate replacing Chelling Simick Lepcha, the notification said.
Lepcha was made the IGP, Armed Police, Kolkata in place of Tripurari Atharv who will be the new IGP, IB (Border), the notification said.

Meanwhile, a CID team reached Singmari in Darjeeling hills to probe the firing incident of June 17.