Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Government has ordered a major reshuffle in the police administration, transferring and posting 10 IPS and 2 HPS officers across the state. The orders, issued by Chief Secretary Kamlesh Kumar Pant on the recommendations of the Civil Services Board, will take effect immediately.
According to the notification, IPS officer Abhishek Dullar has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (Law and Order). He has also been given the additional charge of Inspector General of Police (Armed Police and Training), Daroh.
D.K. Chaudhary has been posted as Inspector General of Police (Communication and Technical Services), Hamirpur. Meanwhile, Sandeep Kumar Dhawal has been appointed as the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the newly created Dehra Police District.
Former Kangra SP Ashok Ratan has been transferred to the Police Headquarters in Shimla as Superintendent of Police (Leave Reserve). He was also holding the additional charge of the Special Task Force (STF) Dharamshala Zone.
After returning from foreign study leave, IPS officer Ilma Afroz has been posted as the Superintendent of Police, Nurpur Police District. At the same time, Mayank Chaudhary has been shifted from Dehra and appointed as SP (Leave Reserve) at the Police Headquarters in Shimla.
Abhishek, who was serving as Additional Superintendent of Police, Shimla, has now been appointed as the Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur. Gauravjeet Singh has been posted as the new Additional Superintendent of Police, Shimla.
The government has also transferred two HPS officers. Raman Sharma, who was awaiting posting at the Police Headquarters in Shimla, has been appointed as Superintendent of Police, State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (Northern Range), Dharamshala.
In another significant move, Kulbhushan Verma has been transferred from Nurpur Police District and appointed as the Superintendent of Police, Kangra (Dharamshala). He has also been given the additional charge of Superintendent of Police, STF Dharamshala Zone.
The state government views this administrative reshuffle as an important step towards strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of the policing system across Himachal Pradesh.