Patna: The Bihar government has transferred 12 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and 53 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) in a major administrative reshuffle affecting several key wings of the state police.
The transfers span departments including law and order, traffic, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Special Task Force (STF), cyber crime, prohibition and the Bihar Special Armed Police. Officials said the reshuffle is intended to strengthen operational efficiency and redistribute responsibilities across the force.
Senior IPS Officers Reassigned
Among the senior appointments, Preeta Verma (1991 batch) has been transferred from Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation to serve as Director General-cum-Commandant General of Home Guards and Fire Services.
Nirmal Kumar Azad (1994 batch), previously Director General of Police (Training), has been given additional charge of Director General of Police, Prohibition and State Excise Control Bureau.
Pankaj Kumar Darad (1995 batch), who was serving as Additional Director General of Police (ATS), has been appointed Additional Director General-cum-Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation.
Sudhanshu Kumar (1996 batch) has been posted as Additional Director General of Police (Traffic) and will also hold additional charge of the Special Vigilance Unit.
Amrit Raj (1998 batch) has been transferred from the Cyber Crime and Security Unit to head the Anti-Terrorism Squad as Additional Director General of Police.
Kase Suhita Anupam (1998 batch) has been appointed Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) while retaining additional responsibility for the Criminal Investigation Department’s Weaker Sections wing.
Rajesh Kumar (2003 batch) has been moved from the Bihar Human Rights Commission to the Special Task Force as Inspector General of Police.
Pankaj Kumar Raj (2006 batch), who earlier headed the STF with additional charge of Railways, has been appointed Inspector General of Police (Railways).
Premlatha (2006 batch) has been transferred to the Bihar Special Armed Police as Inspector General of Police.
Among younger officers, Garima (2022 batch) has been appointed Commandant of Bihar Special Armed Police-9 at Jamalpur after serving as SDPO-2, Kahalgaon.
Shivam Dhakad (2022 batch) has been transferred from SDPO-1, Danapur, to Superintendent of Police (Rural), Madhubani.
Komal Meena (2023 batch) has been posted as SDPO-2 (Law and Order), Patna, after serving as SDPO-1, Masaurhi.
DSP Transfers And Jagdishpur Encounter Case
The reshuffle also includes the transfer of 53 Deputy Superintendents of Police.
Among them is Rajesh Kumar Sharma, the former Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Jagdishpur, who has been posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police, Prohibition and State Narcotics Control Bureau, Patna.
Sharma had earlier been removed from field duties following the Bharat Tiwari encounter case.
In that case, police registered a murder case against several personnel, including the then Station House Officer Rajesh Malakar and SDPO Rajesh Kumar Sharma, based on a complaint filed by Bharat Tiwari’s mother. The victim’s family has continued to demand the arrest of the officers named in the FIR.
The state government has directed all transferred officers to assume charge of their new postings with immediate effect.
