Assam IPS officer Anand Mishra transferred and appointed incharge of SIT for Manipur violence

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Assam cadre IPS officer Anand Mishra has been transferred and appointed as the incharge of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) which is to look into the cases of violence in strife torn Manipur.

Mishra, who is currently the Superintendent of Police for Assam's Lakhimpur district, will now be the heading the SIT to probe cases of Manipur violence. As per sources, Mishra has been made the SIT incharge as per the directives of Supreme Court. Assam Police Service personnel Randip Kumar Barua has also been included into the SIT. With this, both Mishra and Barua are being transferred to Manipur on an immediate basis.