Vijay Kumar Dev has been appointed as the chief secretary of Delhi with effect from the date of joining till further orders. He will replace Anshu Prakash, who was transferred last week as the additional secretary of the Department of Telecommunications. Prakash, who was allegedly assaulted at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal residence in February. Dev has served as the chief election officer of Delhi. Dev is a 1987 batch IAS officer from AGMUT cadre.