Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Peeyush Pandey has been appointed as the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP), West Bengal, in charge, with the state government issuing a notification ahead of the superannuation of incumbent DGP Rajeev Kumar on Saturday.

Supratim Sarkar, who served as ADG, South Bengal, has been appointed the new Commissioner of Kolkata Police. Vineet Kumar Goyal has been appointed as the ADG, Law and Order. Former Commissioner of Police Manoj Verma has been appointed as the Director of Security.

Meanwhile, Javed Shamim has been appointed as ADG, STF.

In another incident, Police authorities are carrying out investigations following the devastating fire in Anandapur, which has left several dead and many unaccounte...