Carrying out another major reshuffle in the Police Department in the recent past, Punjab Government on Tuesday shifted as many as 113 police officers, including 19 Indian Police Services. Among them are two additional director generals of police (ADGPs) and four Inspector Generals of police (IGs).
Interestingly, ADGP LK Yadav, who is heading the SIT probing the Kotkapura police firing incident, has been transferred and posted as the ADGP, Bureau of Investigation. Another senior IPS officer Vibhu Raj has been posted as ADGP (Investigation, Lokpal).
Arun Pal Singh has been posted as Inspector General (Internal Vigilance), while Rakesh Agrawal has been given the charge of IG (Counter Intelligence). Jaskaran Singh has been posted as IG (Ferozepur Range), while Pradeep Kumar goes as IG (Technical Education).
Inderbir Singh has been posted as Deputy Inspector General-cum-joint director, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur; while Babu Lal Meena has been given the charge of DIG (Intelligence).
S Boopathi has been posted as DIG (Provisioning), in addition to the current charge of DIG (Jalandhar range) while Patil Ketan Baliram has been given the post of Assistant Inspector General (Training). IPS officer Nanak Singh has been posted as AIG (Personnel) while Ajay Maluja goes as AIG (Special Task Force) Bathinda.
Besides, several PPS officers, including Harmeet Singh Hundal, Surinder Kumar, Rupinder Singh and Ashish Kapoor, have also been transferred, it added.