State government posted controversial IPS officer Ajay Kumar Mishra, as new SSP of Kanpur after his name was cleared by the Election Commission on Monday.
Mishra, who was recently removed from Varanasi following complaints of excesses on one of his junior colleague, is presently posted as SSP of Anti-Terroists Squad (ATS). After removal of Kanpur district police chief, Yashashwi Yadav, in wake of controversy over clash between Samajwadi Party MlA, Irfan Malik and junior doctors, state government sent a panel of three officers which included Ajay Mishra, Dinesh Chandra
Dubey and Deepak Kumar. On Monday, the Election Commission cleared the name of Ajay Mishra, after which State government issued necessary orders posting Mishra as new SSP of Kanpur.