The Punjab government on Saturday ordered a reshuffle in the state police’s top brass, including promoting four 1995-batch IPS officers as special director generals of police (DGPs).
According to an order issued by the department of home affairs, Promod Ban has been promoted as special DGP, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab, while Amit Prasad has been promoted as special DGP, Counter Intelligence, Punjab. Both officers were already heading their respective wings as ADGPs.
MF Farooqui has been promoted as special DGP, State Armed Police (SAP), Jalandhar, while G Nageswara Rao has been promoted as special DGP, Provisioning, Punjab, in addition to his existing charge as special DGP, Modernisation, Punjab.
Gautam Cheema has been assigned the charge of additional director general of police (ADGP), Law & Order, Punjab.
Dr Jitendra Kumar Jain, who was serving as special DGP, PSPCL, Patiala, has been transferred as special DGP, Railways, Punjab, while retaining his existing charge at PSPCL.
Anita Punj, who was serving as special DGP, Human Resource Development (HRD) and Welfare, Punjab, Chandigarh, has been given the additional charge of special DGP, Human Rights, Punjab.