Rajasthan government transfers 21 officers in major IPS reshuffle

Rajasthan's government reshuffled 21 IPS officers, with new leaders for Jodhpur and Jaipur police. Key changes included promotions for several IGs and ADGs.

The Rajasthan government transferred 21 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including two additional directors general (ADGs), the Jodhpur police commissioner and the Jaipur special commissioner, officials said on Tuesday.

The transfers involved the range inspector generals (IGs) in Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Bikaner, with several officers receiving new postings following their promotions. (ANI file photo for representation)

The transfers involved the range inspector generals (IGs) in Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Bikaner, with several officers receiving new postings following their promotions. The state department of personnel issued the transfer list on Monday night.

According to the list, ADG Crime Hawa Singh was transferred to the post of ADG PHQ, and Bipin Kumar Pandey was appointed as ADG Crime. Pandey was holding the post of ADG recruitment and promotion board.

IG Special Operations Group (SOG), Sharat Kaviraj, has been appointed the new Police Commissioner of Jodhpur. Outgoing Jodhpur Police Commissioner Om Prakash has been posted as Special Police Commissioner, Jaipur.

Rahul Prakash, who was serving as Special Police Commissioner- Jaipur, has been appointed as IG, Jaipur Range.

IG Intelligence Praful Kumar has been promoted and posted as ADG Intelligence, while IG Jaipur Range Raghvendra Suhasa has been elevated and transferred as ADG Training.

IG Jodhpur Range Rajesh Meena has been posted as IG Home Guards, Jaipur. S Parimal has been transferred from IG Personnel at Police Headquarters to IG, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

Rajesh Singh, previously the DIG of ACB, has been appointed as ATS IG.

Satyendra Singh has been transferred from IG (CID-CB) to IG of Jodhpur Range.

IG Bikaner Range Hemant Kumar Sharma has been transferred as IG, State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) Jaipur, while Ajay Pal Lamba has been shifted from IG SCRB to IG SOG, Jaipur.

DIG Kota Rajendra Goyal has been elevated to the post of IG Kota.