Sri Abhayanand, ADG training will take the charge of Director General Of Police of Bihar from today.Abhayanand,popularly known for his Super 30 initiatives has also done several successful policing initiatives — like speedy trial and formation of Special Auxiliary Police from among retired Army officers
A 1977 batch IPS officer he will take over from Neelmani at a special ceremony here.
Compared to some of his immediate predecessors, Abhayanand is likely to have a longer stint as the state police chief since he will retire in December 2014. His father Jagdanand had also held the post of Bihar DGP and had retired in 1986.
In the past six years, over 60,000 accused have been convicted because of the speedy trial initiative that works on the principle of police stations ensuring presence of all witnesses in courts rather than just filing chargesheets.