Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar is retiring on November 30. His farewell ceremony has been organized in the police lines of Dehradun. All the police captains and dignitaries of Uttarakhand have been invited but the name of the new Director General of Police of Uttarakhand has not been revealed yet. It is being speculated that on the lines of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand may also get an acting DGP. There is a lot of speculation on the names of the new police chief. There are seven names in discussion and the prominent name coming out is Abhinav Kumar, who is a 1996 batch IPS officer. Another name in the race for the new police chief is Deepam Seth, who is on deputation to the Centre.