Punjab police reshuffle: 12 IPS officers transferred, know their new postings

State government orders large-scale transfers in top police brass to streamline law and order
Punjab govt transfers IPS/PPS Officers
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Chandigarh, August 16: The Punjab Government has ordered the transfer and posting of 12 IPS officers with immediate effect on administrative grounds. The order has been issued by the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Punjab, with the officers directed to join their new places of posting immediately.

The complete list of transfers and new assignments is as follows:

  1. V. Neeraja, IPS (RR:1994)
    Present posting: Special DGP, Cyber Crime, Punjab, SAS Nagar
    New posting: Special DGP, NRI, Punjab, SAS Nagar, replacing Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS.

  2. Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS (RR:1997)
    Present posting: ADGP, NRI, Punjab, SAS Nagar; additionally ADGP, Jails, Punjab, Chandigarh
    New posting: ADGP, Cyber Crime, Punjab, SAS Nagar; additionally ADGP, Jails, Punjab, Chandigarh, replacing V. Neeraja, IPS.

  3. Nanak Singh, IPS (RR:2011)
    Present posting: DIG, Ropar Range, Ropar
    New posting: DIG, Internal Vigilance Cell, Punjab, Chandigarh; additionally DIG, Ropar Range, Ropar.

  4. Vatsala Gupta, IPS (RR:2016)
    Present posting: Commandant, 27th Battalion PAP, Jalandhar; additionally AIG ANTF, Ludhiana and AIG ARP & SDRF, Jalandhar
    New posting: AIG Pers-II, Punjab, Chandigarh, against vacant post.

  5. Pragya Jain, IPS (RR:2017)
    Present posting: AIG Law & Order, Punjab, Chandigarh
    New posting: AIG ANTF, Ludhiana Range, Ludhiana; additionally AIG Internal Security, Punjab, Ludhiana, relieving Vatsala Gupta, IPS, of the additional charge.

  6. Arvind Meena, IPS (RR:2020)
    Present posting: SP Headquarters, Ropar
    New posting: DCP Law & Order, Ludhiana, against vacant post.

  7. Akarshi Jain, IPS (RR:2020)
    Present posting: ADCP-I, Jalandhar
    New posting: DCP Headquarters, Amritsar, against vacant post.

  8. Jasroop Kaur Batth, IPS (RR:2020)
    Present posting: ADCP-III, Amritsar
    New posting: DCP Law & Order, Jalandhar.

  9. Aditya S Warrier, IPS (RR:2020)
    Present posting: SP Investigation, Amritsar Rural
    New posting: DCP City, Jalandhar.

  10. Jayant Puri, IPS (RR:2021)
    Present posting: ADCP Investigation, Jalandhar
    New posting: ADCP Investigation, Amritsar, replacing Jagbinder Singh, PPS, 356/PR.

  11. Ashok Meena, IPS (RR:2022)
    Present posting: ASP SD North, Jalandhar
    New posting: To look after the work of SP Investigation, Sri Muktsar Sahib, replacing Manmeet Singh, PPS.

  12. Dharavath Sai Prakash, IPS (RR:2022)
    Present posting: ASP Intelligence, Punjab
    New posting: To look after the work of ADCP-III, Ludhiana, replacing Dev Singh, PPS (DR).

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