Gujarat govt transfers 31 senior IPS-officers, including Vadodara Police Commissioner
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The Gujarat government has transferred 31 IPS officers. Vadodara Police Commissioner (PC) Manoj Shashidhar has been transferred and appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Panchmahal Range.
Shashidhar was replaced by Anupam Singh Gehlot, who's currently serving as Rajkot PC.
Principal Secretary in Home Department Manoj Agarwal has been made Rajkot PC.
Agarwal is replaced by Brajesh Kumar Jha, currently serving as Panchmahal Range IG.
DGP, Human Rights
Tirth Raj appointed as the DGP of Human Rights
1984-batch IPS officer Tirth Raj, currently serving as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Law and Order, has now been appointed as the DGP of Human Rights.
Sanjay Srivastava, serving as Additional DGP of Technical Services, has been given the charge of Law and Order.
Srivastava has been replaced by 1988-batch IPS officer VM Pargi, who is currently serving as ADGP of Inquiries.
ADGP-Inquiries
KLN Rao appointed as ADGP of Inquiries in Gandhinagar
KLN Rao, Special Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad, has been shifted to Gandhinagar as ADGP-Inquiries.
Senior IPS officer Mohan Jha, who is serving as DGP-Administration, has been made the new DGP of Prisons in place of TS Bisht, who has been appointed the DGP, Administration.
ADGP-Training KK Ojha has been appointed as ADGP, Prevention of Atrocities on SC/ST following the transfer of ADGP, PB Gondia.
State CID-Crime
Ajay Kumar Tomar has been appointed as ADGP
1989-batch IPS officer Ajay Kumar Tomar has been appointed in the state CID-Crime as an ADGP.
Shamsher Singh, who is currently posted as ADGP in the State Crime Records Bureau, has now been appointed as ADGP-Armed Unit.
Hasmukh Patel, who is posted as the Special Director in the state Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), has been made the Managing Director of Gujarat Police Housing Corporation.
ADGP of Monitoring Cell
Neerja Gotru Rao appointed as ADGP of Monitoring Cell, Gandhinagar
Neerja Gotru Rao, who is serving as Special Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Ahmedabad, has been made the ADGP of Monitoring Cell in Gandhinagar.
IG of Bhavnagar Range, Amit Vishwakarma, has been shifted to Ahmedabad as the new Joint Commissioner of Police for Sector-1.
Vishwakarma has been replaced by NN Komar, currently serving as IG, Planning and Modernization, Gandhinagar.
Executive Director
Khursheed Ahmed appointed as ED, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
Junagadh Range IG, S Pandia Rajkumar, has been appointed as Surat Range IG in place of GS Malik, who has been relieved to join central deputation.
Khursheed Ahmed, who is serving as Joint Director of Civil Defense, has been appointed as the Executive Director, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.
SG Trivedi, serving in Vadodara as IG-Armed Unit, appointed as the new Panchmahal Range IG.
Inspector General
Piyush Patel appointed as new IG of Armed Unit, Gandhinagar
1998-batch IPS officer Piyush Patel, who is currently serving as the IG of Border Range, has been shifted to Gandhinagar as the new IG of Armed Unit.
Patel has been replaced by DB Vaghela, currently serving as JCP, Surat City.
SM Khatri, serving as IG, Coastal Security, has been shifted to Rajkot as the new Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Administration, Traffic and Crime.
Additional Director
DS Bhatt was shifted to Ahmedabad as Additional Director, ACB
DS Bhatt, serving as JCP in Rajkot, has been shifted to Ahmedabad as Additional Director, ACB.
Deputy IG of Rajkot Range, DN Patel, has been shifted to Surat as Additional CP, Sector-2.
JR Mothaliya, serving as Deputy IG, Prisons, has been made the Additional CP, Traffic, Ahmedabad.
Bharuch District Superintendent of Police, Sandeep Singh, has been made the new Deputy IG of Rajkot Range.
Deputy IG
Gautam Parmar appointed as the Deputy IG, Railways, Gandhinagar
Gautam Parmar, serving as the Deputy CP in Vadodara city, has been appointed as the Deputy IG, Railways, Gandhinagar.
Sachin Badshah, serving as DCP, Administration and Headquarters, Vadodara, has been appointed as the Deputy IG, CID-Crime, Gandhinagar.
HR Muliyana, serving as DCP-Control Room, Ahmedabad city, has been shifted to Surat as Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic and Crime.