IPS officer Rina Mitra appointed principal adviser to Bengal govt

Kolkata: Rina Mitra, a 1983-batch IPS officer, who retired on January 31 as special secretary (internal security) in the Union home ministry, has been appointed as principal adviser (internal security) in the Mamata Banerjee government. Mitra, a Madhya Pradesh cadre officer and batch mate of CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla, had lost out in the race for the post of CBI director recently.

A senior state home department official said, “Mitra has been appointed as principal adviser (internal security) for the state. The government will soon issue a notification in this regard.” A government order, dated February 12, also said, “the terms and conditions of her service will be notified by a separate order.” Confirming her new position in the state, Mitra told ET, “ It is like homecoming.”