In a major reshuffle in IPS cadre, Siliguri Commissioner of Police, three DIGs and Superintendents of Police in four districts have either been transferred or promoted in West Bengal.
Siliguri Commissioner of Police Jag Mohan has been transferred to the Kolkata Police as Additional Commissioner of Police III, officials said on Thursday.
Manoj Kumar Verma, DIG (Armed Police, Barrackpore), has been transferred on promotion as Commissioner of Police in Siliguri Police Commissionerate replacing Jag Mohan.
With this, Additional CP III in city police Jayanta Kumar Basu has been asked to take over as Additional CP II.
The DIG Training, Tripurari, would take over as DIG (Armed Police, Barrackpore), while the DIG (Railways) Rabindra Nath has been asked to take over as DIG Training.
Superintendents of Police in four districts Birbhum, Purulia, Bankura and Alipurduar have also been transferred, the sources said.
Birbhum SP Alok Rajoria has been transferred as Commandant of 9th Battalion replacing Rupesh Kumar, who has been asked to take over as SP Purulia district.
With this, Bankura SP Mukesh, has been asked to take over as Birbhum SP, while Purulia SP Sudheer Kumar Neelkanta would take over as Bankura SP.
Anoop Jaiswal, Alipurduar SP, would now take over as Commandant, Border Wing Home Guard, while AIG Security Akash Magharia has been asked to take over as the Alipurduar SP, the sources said. PTI