The post was vacant for the last five months and IPS officer Pramod Kumar was officiating as in-charge DGP.
Apart from Mr Thakur, 15 Deputy Inspector General rank officers have also been promoted to the rank of Inspector Generals.
Five IAS officers have also received promotions. These include D J Pandian, Hasmukh Adhia, G R Aloria, Tapan Ray and Haribhai Patel. However, none of them have been transferred from their present posts.
