EC Transfers 19 Senior Police Officers In Poll-bound West Bengal

The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including two ADGs, in another reshuffle ahead of the assembly elections in the state. 

IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed the new Additional Director General (ADG) of South Bengal, while K Jayaraman was named the ADG of North Bengal. Both belonged to the 1997 batch, according to a statement.



New commissioners of police (CP) were appointed for Asansol-Durgapur, Howrah, Barrackpore and Chandannagar.

Pranav Kumar was appointed the new CP of Asansol-Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman, Akhilesh Kumar Chaturvedi was named the CP of Howrah, Amit Kumar Singh was named the new CP of Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas, and Sunil Kumar Yadav was appointed the CP of Chandannagar in Hooghly district.