West Bengal Govt Transfers 10 SPs Ahead Of Assembly Polls, More Police Reshuffles Expected

West Bengal Govt Transfers 10 SPs Ahead Of Assembly Polls, More Police Reshuffles Expected

Ten superintendents of police have been transferred in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections next year.

Majority of these officers have completed three years in their respective posts and, as per Election Commission (EC) norms, those who have served this tenure in a particular jurisdiction must be reassigned before polling.

The districts affected by the transfers include Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Raiganj, Jhargram, Baruipur, Bankura, East Medinipur, West Medinipur, and Purulia.

A section of the bureaucracy noted that several transfers are essentially inter-district swaps. For instance, Alipurduar SP Y Raghuvanshi has been reassigned to neighbouring Jalpaiguri, while Jalpaiguri SP Umesh Khandelwal has been transferred to Alipurduar.

According to senior administrative sources, Malda SP Pradeep Yadav has been moved to what is considered a less significant assignment as SP Traffic, North Dinajpur. Malda witnessed a shootout on Thursday, and the district has had recurring law-and-order concerns over the past year. Officials indicated that this may be a factor behind the reassignment.

East Medinipur, considered politically sensitive as it is the stronghold of opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari, has also seen a major reshuffle.

The current SP, Soumyadip Bhattacharya, has been transferred to Bankura. In East Medinipur, although SP Soumyadip has been transferred, no new SP has been appointed yet. Mithun, the Additional SP of Diamond Harbour, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP, East Medinipur.

Administrative sources told News18 that these transfers are part of the state government's first phase of election-related preparations, and more police reshuffles are expected. Earlier, a significant number of IAS officers were also transferred.

In a separate development, the inspector-in-charge (IC) of Bolpur, who had complained about alleged intimidation by Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal — including a purported audio clip of threats — has been transferred to a district intelligence branch in Jalpaiguri.

Source: News18
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