______ was appointed by the Assam government as the Deputy Superintendent of Police. (2021)

The Correct Answer is ​Hima Das . Key Points Indian Sprinter Hima Das was appointed by the Assam government as the Deputy Superintendent of Police. In 400 meters with a timing of 50.79 s, she holds the new Indian national record that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships in a track meet. Currently training at the NIS-Patiala, the 21-year-old from Assam, referred to as 'Dhing Express' referring to the town near her native village, and she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. Also, part of the gold-winning women's 400m relay and mixed 400m relay quartets in the quadrennial event in Jakarta was the reigning world junior 400m champion, who won a silver in women's 400m at the 2018 Asian Games. ​Note: T he Assam government recently formally appointed Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain as Deputy Superintendent of Assam Police (DSP). (2022)