Bhopal, October 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 12 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in a police administration reshuffle involving district Superintendents of Police, Police Headquarters and Special Armed Force battalions.
According to an order issued by the state Home Department late Wednesday, Rudra Kumar Singh, who was serving as DIG/SP in Alirajpur, has been transferred to Police Headquarters in Bhopal as Deputy Inspector General of Police. Samar Verma, previously SP of the Economic Offences Wing in Ujjain, will take over as Alirajpur SP.
Deepak Kumar Shukla, Commandant of the 32nd Special Armed Force (SAF) Battalion in Ujjain, has been appointed SP of Narmadapuram. The incumbent, Saikrishna S. Thota, has been moved to Police Headquarters as Assistant Inspector General of Police.
Betul SP Virendra Jain has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Bhopal. Amit Saxena, Assistant Inspector General of Police (Personnel) at Police Headquarters, will replace him in Betul.
In another change, Panna SP Nivedita Naidu has been appointed Commandant of the 10th SAF Battalion in Sagar. Satyasai Saraf, previously SP (Cyber) in Indore, will take over as Panna SP.
Ankit Jaiswal, SP of Railways in Bhopal, has been posted as Harda SP, replacing Shashank, who will join Police Headquarters as Assistant Inspector General of Police.
The order also revises SAF battalion assignments in Indore and Gwalior. Abhishek Anand, Commandant of the First SAF Battalion in Indore, will head the 15th SAF Battalion there and hold additional charge as SP of the Police Training College in Indore.
Shrutkirti Somvanshi, previously Commandant of the 13th SAF Battalion in Gwalior, has been appointed Commandant of the Second SAF Battalion in the city, with additional charge of the 14th SAF Battalion.
The changes cover district policing, headquarters assignments and specialised armed police units.
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