Ex-DGP Ajit Singh appointed BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit Head

Former DGP of Rajasthan Ajit Singh has been appointed as the head of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit. BCCI, on Saturday, appointed former Rajasthan cadre IPS Singh who had retired as DGP of the state in November 2017 as the head of its Anti-Corruption Unit, replacing former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar. Neeraj, though, has been kept in the advisory role in the ACU till May 31, 2018.

"Having served the Indian Police Service for around 36 years, Singh comes with a wealth of experience in anti-corruption operations, investigative work and field policing. Singh also headed the anti-corruption bureau of Rajasthan for four years," BCCI release said.

He will take charge of the office ahead of IPL and will be based out of BCCI headquarters at Cricket Centre, Mumbai. "Neeraj Kumar, the former Police Commissioner of Delhi, has been retained as Advisor Anti-Corruption Unit till May 31, 2018," according to the release.

The BCCI has also engaged the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit like previous years for the upcoming season of IPL. "Both BCCI and ICC will closely work towards keeping the highest level of compliance for the Indian Premier League," stated the release.

War gets uglier

The turf war in the BCCI got uglier as COA, headed by Vinod Rai, cleared new Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Ajit Singh’s appointment despite acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary refusing to sign the contract letter. It is learnt that CoA waited for the Chaudhary to sign Singh’s appointment letter but he refused to sign.