Shillong: Special Director General of Police, Idashisha Nongrang has been appointed as Director-General of Home Guards and Civil Defence of Meghalaya, an official said on Thursday.
Nongrang, a 1992 batch IPS officer, will take charge on Friday against the existing vacancy.
Nongrang was transferred after the Conrad Sangma-led government-appointed Lajja Ram Bishnoi, an IPS officer of the 1991 batch, was appointed as the new Director-General of Police (DGP) of Meghalaya.
Bishnoi took over the charge from Idashisha Nongrang, who was the officiating DGP of Meghalaya.
The last full-fledged DGP of Meghalaya was R Chandranathan, who retired on December 31, 2021.