The government of Punjab on Saturday transferred 9 IPS officers and 1 PPS officer in a major rejig. The latest transfer posting order was issued by the Department of Home Affairs (Home-I Branch) under the Government of Punjab. In its notification, the Punjab Government has cleared the postings of several senior police officers whose transfers had been previously ordered but were awaiting for their postings. The officers who were awaiting their postings include- Varinder Kumar, R.K. Jaiswal, Kuldeep Singh Chahal, and Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh.
Furthermore, 2011 IPS Officer Nanak Singh, who was posted as SSP Patiala, has now been posted as DIG Patiala Range, after the retirement of Mandeep Singh Sidhu. Nanak Singh's name grabbed headlines during the infamous Army Officer's assault case.
Below is who went where-
- 1993 batch IPS Officer Varinder Kumar, who was awaiting posting, has been transferred to Special DGP, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Chandigarh
- 1997-batch IPS Officer R.K. Jaiswal, who was also awaiting posting, has been transferred to ADGP NRI, Punjab, replacing Praveen Kumar Sinha
- 1994-batch IPS Officer Praveen Kumar Sinha has been transferred ADGP Intelligence and Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab. Earlier, he was handling ADGP NRI, Punjab, and ADGP Intelligence, Punjab; Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau
- 2009-batch IPS Officer Kuldeep Singh Chahal, who was also awaiting posting, has been transferred to DIG Technical Services, Punjab, Chandigarh
- 2011 batch IPS officer Nanak Singh, who was posted as SSP Patiala, has now been posted as DIG Patiala Range, after the retirement of Mandeep Singh Sidhu
- 2014 batch IPS officer Varun Sharma has been made SSP Patiala. He was handling AIG Provisioning, Punjab, Chandigarh; SSP, Sadak Surakhiya Force
- 2019 IPS Officer Maninder Singh, who was posted as SSP Amritsar Rural, has now been transferred to AIG Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh, with additional charge as SSP Amritsar Rural
- PPS officer Harkamalpreet Singh Khakh has now been posted to AIG NRI, Jalandhar; also appointed as Commandant, ISTC, Kapurthala