Rajasthan Govt removes top cop

The decision has been taken in view of the ongoing Gujjar row in which the police force under DGP AS Gill could not control the situation.

The Rajasthan government has ordered the state's Director General of Police, AS Gill, to proceed on a long leave and handed over the charge to KS Bains, currently holding the post of special DG (Anti-Corruption Bureau), home department sources said on Saturday.

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The replacement has been affected in view of the ongoing Gujjar agitation in which the police force under Gill "could not control the situation", according to the home department.