West Bengal transfers 23 IPS officers in police reshuffle
The West Bengal government has moved 23 Indian Police Service officers in its latest reshuffle, according to a notification issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department. The changes include new appointments in Kolkata Police, the Intelligence Bureau in North Bengal, the crime records bureau, CID and the cyber and detective wings.
The West Bengal government has transferred 23 Indian Police Service officers in its latest police reshuffle, according to a notification issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department on Saturday, September 26. Special Task Force Inspector General Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam has been appointed Additional Commissioner of Kolkata Police. He replaces Devendra Prakash Singh, who has been transferred to become Inspector General of the Intelligence Bureau in North Bengal.
Bholanath Pandey, Deputy Inspector General of the Intelligence Bureau, has been given charge as Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Kolkata. Surya Pratap Yadav, who held the traffic post, will become Deputy Inspector General of the Intelligence Bureau. The notification also moved senior officers in other departments.
Shankha Shubhra Chakraborty, Inspector General of the Home Guard, has been appointed Inspector General of the State Crime Record Bureau. Sukhendu Heera, Deputy Inspector General of Security, has been shifted to Kolkata as Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic). Debarshi Dutta, Deputy Inspector General of the West Bengal Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation, has been appointed Joint Commissioner of Police in Bidhannagar.
The reshuffle includes changes in Kolkata Police’s detective and cyber wings, as well as in the Criminal Investigation Department. Dhritiman Sarkar has been transferred as Superintendent of Police, Malda CID, while Arish Bilal has been posted as Superintendent of Police of the West Bengal CID. Soumyadip Bhattacharya, commanding officer of the State Armed Police’s 1st Battalion, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber-II, Kolkata.
Sparsha Nilangi, Deputy Commissioner in the Kolkata Enforcement Branch, has been transferred to become Deputy Commissioner of Police in the city’s Detective Department.
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