Patna: The Bihar Government on Wednesday carried out a major reshuffle in the state police administration by transferring 12 senior IPS officers and 53 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs). The transfers, notified by the Home Department, involve key postings across the Police Headquarters, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Traffic Police, Special Task Force (STF), Cyber Crime, Railways, Economic Offences Unit (EOU), Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP), and district police units.
Several senior officers have been assigned new responsibilities, while a large number of DSP-rank officers have been shifted to investigative, training, headquarters, and field assignments.
Major IPS-Level Transfers
Prita Verma (IPS:1991)
- Previous Post: Director General-cum-Chairperson & Managing Director, Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation Ltd. (BPBCCL)
- New Post: Director General, Home Guard and Fire Services
Pankaj Kumar Darad
- Previous Post: Additional Director General (ADG), Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)
- New Post: ADG-cum-Chairman & Managing Director, Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation Ltd. (BPBCCL)
Sudhanshu Kumar
- Previous Post: ADG (Law & Order) with additional charge of Traffic
- New Post: ADG (Traffic)
- Additional Charge: Special Vigilance Unit (SVU)
Nirmal Kumar Azad (IPS:1994)
- Continues as DG (Training)
- Given additional charge of DG, Prohibition and State Narcotics Control Bureau
Amrit Raj (IPS:1998)
- Previous Post: ADG, Cyber Crime and Security Unit (CCSU)
- New Post: ADG, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS)
K S Anupam (IPS:1998)
- Appointed ADG (Law & Order)
- Also entrusted with additional charge of CID (Weaker Sections)
Rajesh Kumar (IPS:2003)
Previous Post: Inspector General, Bihar Human Rights Commission
New Post: Inspector General, Special Task Force (STF)
Pankaj Kumar Raj (IPS:2006)
- Appointed Inspector General (Rail)
S. Premlatha (IPS:2006)
- Previous Post: IG, Prohibition and State Excise Control Bureau
- New Post: IG, Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP)
Rajesh Kumar Sharma Gets Fresh Posting
Among the notable transfers is Rajesh Kumar Sharma, the former Jagdishpur SDPO who had earlier been placed on line duty after being named in the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case.
He has now been posted as:
- DSP, Prohibition and State Narcotics Control Bureau (SCRB), Patna
An FIR for murder had earlier been registered against Sharma, the then SHO Rajesh Malakar and other police personnel based on a complaint filed by Bharat Bhushan Tiwari’s mother. The victim’s family has been demanding the arrest of the accused officers.
Young IPS Officers Get New Responsibilities
Garima (IPS:2022)
From SDPO-II, Kahalgaon (Bhagalpur)
To Commandant, BSAP-9, Jamalpur (Munger)
Shivam Dhakad (IPS:2022)
- From SDPO-I, Danapur
- To Rural SP, Madhubani
Komal Meena (IPS:2023)
- From SDPO-I, Masaurhi
- To SDPO-II (Law & Order), Patna
53 DSP-Level Officers Transferred
The state government has also transferred 53 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) across:
- Economic Offences Unit (EOU)
- Special Branch
- CID
- Bihar Police Academy
- District Police Headquarters
- Cyber Crime and Security Unit
- Training Institutes
- Vigilance Investigation Bureau
- Bihar Special Armed Police
Several officers have moved from field assignments to headquarters and specialized investigation units, while others have received fresh field postings after promotion.
Key DSP-Level Transfers
- Lalbabu Yadav – Assistant Director, Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir
- Paras Nath Sahu – Additional SP, Economic Offences Unit (EOU), Patna
- Sumit Kumar – ASP, Bihar Police Headquarters, Patna
- Shankar Kumar Jha – DSP, CID, Patna
- Abhishek Singh – DSP, BSAP-3, Bodh Gaya
- Gautam Sharan Omi – DSP, Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB), Patna
- Sarvesh Chandra – DSP, Cyber Crime & Security Unit, Patna
- Anuradha Singh – DSP, Cyber Crime & Security Unit, Patna
- Sweety Singh – DSP, Economic Offences Unit (EOU), Patna
