Patna, The Bihar government has carried out a large-scale reshuffle within the police administration, transferring a total of 29 police officers, including 27 IPS officers. As part of this administrative overhaul led by the government under Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, new Superintendents of Police (SPs) have been appointed in 13 districts of the state. The Home Department issued a notification regarding this late Thursday night.

The districts where new police chiefs have been posted include West Champaran (Bettiah), Aurangabad, Banka, Sheikhpura, Bagaha, Vaishali, Kaimur, Saharsa, Khagaria, Katihar, Jehanabad, and Sheohar. Meanwhile, Purnia district has received a new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).

Significant changes have also been made to the police leadership in the capital, Patna. The City SPs for Patna East, Patna West, and Patna Central have all been replaced. Additionally, new City SPs have been appointed for Bhagalpur and Gaya, while new Rural SPs have been posted in Gaya and Darbhanga.

According to the Home Department's notification, Rakesh Kumar, the outgoing SP of Khagaria, has been appointed as the Commandant of the Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP)-5, Patna. Meanwhile, Harimohan Shukla, the former SP of Kaimur, has been appointed as the new Commandant of BSAP-7, Katihar. 

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Baliram Kumar Chaudhary, the former SP of Sheikhpura, has been assigned the responsibility of SP (Security) in the Special Branch. Ambrish Rahul, the SP of Aurangabad, has been appointed as Assistant Director at the Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir. Ramanand Kaushal has been appointed as an SP in the CID; additionally, he has been given the extra charge of SP for the Cyber ​​Crime and Security Unit. Chandra Prakash has been appointed as the Commandant of BSAP-10, Patna. 

Aparajit, the SP of Jehanabad, hManoj Ram Takes Charge of Constable Training Schoolas been appointed as the Commandant of BSAP-16, Patna. Purnia SP Sweety Sehrawat has been assigned the role of SP in the Special Branch. Bihar Police Service officer Manoj Ram has been appointed Principal of the Constable Training School, Nathnagar. Meanwhile, Bihar Police Service officer Mamata Kalyani has been appointed SP of Patna Central. 

New SPs/SSPs appointed in these districts:

Kumar Gautam – Bettiah SP
Upendra Nath Verma – Aurangabad SP
Amitesh Kumar – Banka SP
Shaurya Suman – Purnia SSP
Himanshu – Sheikhpura SP
Rajesh Kumar – Bagaha SP
Shubhank Mishra – Vaishali SP
Shikhar Chaudhary – Kaimur SP
Vikram Sihag – Saharsa SP
Bhanu Pratap Singh – Khagaria SP
Parichay Kumar – Katihar SP
Kota Kiran Kumar – Jehanabad SP
Shailendra Singh – Sheohar SP

New City and Rural SPs:

Shailaja – Patna East SP
Sanket Kumar – Patna West SP
Mamata Kalyani – Patna Central SP
Atulesh Jha – Bhagalpur City SP
Abhinav – Gaya City SP
Divyanjali Jaiswal – Gaya Rural SP
Sakshi Kumari – Darbhanga Rural SP

This major administrative reshuffle by the state government is being viewed as a significant step towards making law and order enforcement more effective and infusing new energy into the policing system.