Odisha-cadre IPS officer Abhay assumed charge as the Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Earlier, the 1986-batch IPS officer held the post of Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Abhay’s earlier Central Government appointments included Additional DG (Training) in CRPF and Inspector General in the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). In Odisha, he was the head of the Crime Branch, the Director of State Intelligence and the Director in the Directorate of Printing, Stationery and Publication.