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The state had sent a list of 21 names from 1986 to 1991 batches.<\/p>\n<p>However, till Tuesday, the name of the next DGP has not been selected and sent to the Bengal government. Since DGP Virendra is scheduled to retire today, the next officer in terms of seniority, Manoj Malaviya, was selected the \u201cacting\u201d DGP by the state government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manoj Malaviya is taking over as the West Bengal Director-General of Police today. The state\u2019s DGP Virendra is retiring today. Malaviya is an IPS officer of 1987 batch. 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