Guwahati, Oct 19: P V Sumant has been made Assam's new Director General of Police while moving the present incumbent Harekrishna Deka to Assam Police housing construction limited, official sources said here today. The high-level transfer comes in the wake of the controversy over an Ulfa extortion note to Hindustan Lever Limited and the prevailing unrest in the tea belt areas.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who returned from his US trip yesterday, signed the transfer order last night bringing in Sumant as DGP.

Sumant, who has served as DGP before Deka, was at present chairman cum managing director of Assam Police housing construction limited. Deka, a Sahitya Award winning literatteur, moves in his place.

Bureau Report