29 police officers transferred ahead of Bengal election

Ahead of the Assembly polls, the West Bengal government on Wednesday transferred 29 senior police officers across various districts, an official notification said.

The move follows the reshuffle of 10 IPS officers earlier this month and 23 IPS officers in January.

According to the notification, ACP Howrah Akhtar Ali has been posted as Khatra SDPO in Bankura district, while Deputy SP, CID, Mottakanur Rahaman, was shifted to South Bengal as SDPO Canning under the Baruipur police district.

Another ACP of Howrah, Jay Prakash Pandey, has been transferred as Deputy SP, DIB, Paschim Medinipur.

Manishankar Sengupta, Deputy SP (DEB), Diamond Harbour police district, has been asked to take over as ACP, Howrah. Deganga SDPO Utpal Purkait has also been directed to assume charge as ACP, Howrah, considered a sensitive belt from the law-and-order perspective.

There are two assistant commissioner of police (ACP) posts in the commissionerate. Asansol-Durgapur ACP Sandip Nandi has been transferred as Deputy SP, Traffic, Hooghly Rural.