Overview
- An official notification lists 26 transfers across IPS and WBPS cadres, with 23 officers from the IPS.
- The reshuffle spans three DIGs, six at SP/DC/Commandant level, and the remainder at Additional SP rank.
- Anoop Jaiswal moves from DIG, Midnapore Range to IGP, CID, as Arijit Sinha becomes DIG, Midnapore Range with additional Jangalmahal Battalion charge.
- Shrihari Pandey, previously SP Kalimpong, is appointed DIG, Intelligence Branch, North Bengal following cancellation of an earlier posting order.
- Additional postings realign roles across Howrah, Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Asansol-Durgapur and SAP units, with officials describing the changes as routine in the run-up to the 2026 Assembly elections.