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Published : May 29, 2019, 9:24 AM IST

Updated : May 29, 2019, 1:54 PM IST

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West Bengal govt transfers 43 IPS officers

As many as 43 IPS officers, including the Police Commissioners of Bidhannagar, Howrah and Siliguri, were transferred by West Bengal's Government. In this regard, Gyanwant Singh has been appointed as the new ADGP (Law and Order) in place of Siddhinath Gupta.

Mamata Banerjee (File photo)

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday transferred 43 IPS officers including the Police Commissioners of Bidhannagar, Howrah and Siliguri, here on Monday.

According to an official notification, Bharat Lal Meena the CP of Siliguri Police Commissionerate would be the new CP of Bidhannagar Police and the order appointing Nishant Pervez as the CP of Bidhanagar was cancelled and he would continue as DIG of state CID.

Gaurav Sharma, Superintendent of Police of Howrah was named as the new commissioner of Siliguri Police Commissionerate and DIG Burdwan Tanmay Roy Chaudhuri would take over as the CP of Howrah Police Commissionerate.

Vishal Garg the CP of Howrah Police Commissionerate would be the new the IGP Presidency Range in place of Dr Rajesh Kumar Singh, who was transferred as the IGP Coastal security, the notification said.

Murli Dhar, Deputy Commissioner of Special Task Force(STF) Kolkata Police was named the new Joint CP Kolkata Traffic Police, whereas Alok Rajoria, SP West Midnapore district was transferred as the SP of Malda while Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam DC East Division of Kolkata Police was shifted to the central division.

On Monday the state government had transferred a number of senior police officers, appointing Gyanwant Singh as the new ADGP (Law and Order) in place of Siddhinath Gupta.

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Last Updated : May 29, 2019, 1:54 PM IST

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