In a major blow to the Delhi Police, 23 senior officers, some of them handling important assignments, have been transferred. As many as four Special Commissioners — next only to the Delhi Police Commissioner — have been changed, according to the transfer order issued on June 3. Some of the officials, who have been recently promoted, were waiting for their postings. Muktesh Chandra, a 1988-batch
IPS officer, who was serving as Joint Commissioner (PM Security), has been made Special Commissioner (Traffic) on promotion. He has replaced Mohd Taj Hassan, a 1987-batch IPS officer, who has been transferred as Special Commissioner (Crime), a key assignment in the national capital. The vacancy was caused following transfer of Dharmendra Kumar, a 1984-batch IPS officer, to Mizoram. on promotion.