Ranchi: Jharkhand’s Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta, whose appointment led to a tussle between the Centre and the state government, has tendered his resignation, highly-placed government sources said on Wednesday.

According to the sources, Gupta submitted his resignation at the Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence late on Tuesday evening.

While the state government has not yet issued an official announcement, the sources confirmed that his resignation was accepted on Wednesday, with instructions to continue in office until a successor is appointed.

The sudden development has intensified high-level consultations in the state government regarding Gupta’s replacement. Senior IPS officers Prashant Singh and M.S. Bhatia are among the front-runners being considered for the to

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