Senior IPS Officer Siddh Nath Gupta Appointed West Bengal’s New DGP Ahead of 2026 Assembly Elections

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Siddh Nath Gupta has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal, ahead of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election 2026. The appointment was made following directions issued by the Election Commission of India as part of administrative changes in the poll-bound state. Gupta, a 1992-batch officer of the Indian Police…