Chandigarh, August 17, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Punjab government has ordered a major reshuffle in the state police department, transferring and reassigning 12 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers with immediate effect.
The orders were issued by the Department of Home Affairs (Home-I Branch) on Sunday on administrative grounds.
Among the key appointments, V Neeraja, IPS (1994), has been posted as Special Director General of Police (DGP), SAS Nagar. She was earlier serving as Special DGP (Cyber Crime).
Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS (1997), who was serving as ADGP with additional charge of ADGP (Jails), has been appointed ADGP (Cyber Crime), SAS Nagar. He will continue to hold the additional charge of ADGP (Jails) in Punjab and Chandigarh.
Nanak Singh, IPS (2011), DIG, Ropar Range, has been posted as DIG, Internal Vigilance Cell, Punjab and Chandigarh. He will retain additional charge of DIG, Ropar Range.
Vatsala Gupta, IPS (2016), has been appointed AIG (Personnel-II), Punjab and Chandigarh, against a vacant post. She was earlier Commandant of the 27th Battalion, Punjab Armed Police, Jalandhar, and held additional charges of AIG (ANTF), Ludhiana, and AIG (ARP & SDRF), Jalandhar.
Pragya Jain, IPS (2017), has been posted as AIG (ANTF), Ludhiana Range, from her earlier position as AIG (Law and Order). She will also hold additional charge of AIG (Internal Security), Punjab and Ludhiana, relieving Gupta of the responsibility.
At the DCP level, Arvind Meena, IPS (2020), has been appointed DCP (Law and Order), Ludhiana, from his post as SP (Headquarters), Ropar.
Akarshi Jain, IPS (2020), has been posted as DCP (Headquarters), Amritsar, from her position as ADCP, Jalandhar. Jasroop Kaur Batth, IPS (2020), has been transferred from ADCP, Amritsar, to DCP (Law and Order), Jalandhar.
Aditya S Warrier, IPS (2020), SP (Investigation), Amritsar Rural, has been appointed DCP (City), Jalandhar.
Jayant Puri, IPS (2021), has been shifted from ADCP (Investigation), Jalandhar, to ADCP (Investigation), Amritsar, replacing Jagbinder Singh, PPS.
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Ashok Meena, IPS (2022), ASP (SD North), Jalandhar, will additionally look after the work of SP (Investigation), Sri Muktsar Sahib, replacing Manmeet Singh, PPS.
Dharavath Sai Prakash, IPS (2022), ASP (Intelligence), Punjab, has been assigned to look after the work of ADCP-III, Ludhiana, in place of Dev Singh, PPS (DR).
All officers concerned have been directed to assume charge at their new places of posting immediately.
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