Mamata Banerjee reinstated Rajeev Kumar as Kolkata's Police Commissioner a day after her thumping poll victory in Bengal
Kumar was removed from his chair by the Election Commission of India in April this year in the middle of the state polls and barely days before elections were held in Kolkata spread across three phases on 21, 25 and 30 April.
Kumar was removed by the EC after opposition parties questioned his impartiality in handling complaints against the ruling Trinamool. The BJP had complained that a sting operation against its leader Rahul Sinha was attempted at the behest of Kumar.
Kumar was succeeded by Somen Mitra who won accolades for conducting the polls in a violence-free manner in the city.
The order to reinstate Kumar was issued from the state secretariat Nabanna on Saturday afternoon.
Mamata Banerjee has already declared her intention to reinstate most of the government officers who were transferred by the EC during the run up to the polls to their original positions.
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