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Massive reshuffle in Bengal Police, 179 IPS officers transferred

8 June 2026 colorsnews.in

Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A major reshuffle took place in the West Bengal police administration on Monday, with the Suvendu Adhikari government issuing a transfer notification for 179 IPS officers.

Among them are about 12 Superintendents of Police, including those of Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district. The Lok Sabha constituency of Diamond Harbour is represented by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee.

After coming to power in the state, the Suvendu Adhikari government carried out its first major reshuffle at the administrative level.

Surya Pratap Yadav was removed as the Superintendent of Police of Birbhum district. He is being given the charge of Joint CP (Admin) of Kolkata Police.

Jalpaiguri SP Amarnath K. has been promoted and made the DIG of the Intelligence Bureau of North Bengal.

Purulia SP Vaibhav Tiwari has now been appointed as Joint CP (Armed Police) of Kolkata Police.

Barasat Police District Superintendent Pushpa has been sent to East Burdwan.

Bankura SP Saumaditya Bhattacharya has been given the charge of Malda Special Task Force (STF).

South Dinajpur Superintendent of Police Chinmoy Mittal has also been transferred.

Hooghly Rural SP Kumar Sunny Raj has been given the charge of Purulia.

Baruipur Police District Superintendent Shuvendra Kumar has been given the charge of the Wireless Branch of Kolkata Police.

Diamond Harbour Police District SP Ishani Pal has taken charge as the DCP of South-West of Kolkata Police.

Bengal STF Superintendent Parijat Biswas has been sent to the Enforcement Branch.

East Burdwan SP Sayak Das has also been transferred.

Bengal STF DIG Sudhir Kumar Neelakantam has been given the charge as Inspector General of Counter Insurgency Force (CIF) of West Bengal Police.

Kolkata Police Armed Police Joint CP Subhankar Bhattacharya has been given the charge as DIG of Traffic.

The transfer of so many IPS officers comes at a time when the police administration is cracking down on illegal activities and is also acting in cases involving Trinamool Congress leaders against whom there are various charges of corruption and extortion. Already several Trinamool Congress MLAs, including a couple of former ministers and councillors, have been arrested by the police on such charges.

–IANS

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Deserve the same justice that others received, says NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal

8 June 2026 colorsnews.in

Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Veteran NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday dismissed reports that injustice has been done to him, but commented that he deserved the same justice that others received.

Speaking to reporters after the party nominee Rajendra Jain filed nominations for the Rajya Sabha elections slated for June 18, Bhujbal admitted that he was keen to get the nomination and that he had also requested the party that his nephew and former MP Sameer Bhujbal should be given his ministerial berth.

In his defence, Bhujbal said there are so many examples in the state.

“NCP legislator Makrand Patil is a minister in the state cabinet, while his brother Nitin Patil is a Rajya Sabha member. Sunetra Pawar is the Deputy Chief Minister, while her son Parth Pawar is in the Rajya Sabha. Eknath Shinde is DCM, while his son Shrikant Shinde is in the Lok Sabha. So I also desired that if I get the Rajya Sabha nomination, then my nephew, Sameer Bhujbal, can be inducted into the state cabinet. I desired the same justice as others received,” he said.

Bhujbal denied that the BJP opposed his proposal, saying that it will be considered whenever the expansion of the state cabinet takes place, and Sameer Bhujbal will get the ministerial berth. “By the time my proposal was placed before the BJP, only one day was left to make a decision. The BJP responded that Sameer Bhujbal’s induction would be considered during the next state cabinet expansion. So, it is untrue that the BJP rejected it,” he clarified.

Asked point-blank if he had faced injustice, Bhujbal responded with cryptic optimism. “What injustice? This is how things go now. Our policy is ‘if not today, then tomorrow; if not tomorrow, then the day after.’ I am a kabaddi player, not a chess player,” he remarked.

“I am not angry. What is there to be angry about? But the same justice given to others should have been extended to me, too. Other leaders are in the Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha, and their children are ministers here in the state. I have been at the forefront of building the NCP since its inception. Therefore, my demand was simply that I should receive the same justice,” he reiterated.

Notably, when Bhujbal opted out after he could not secure a ministerial berth for Sameer Bhujbal, the party’s Working President Praful Patel recommended the name of his close confidant Rajendra Jain for the Rajya Sabha, and it was cleared by the core committee and by Parth Pawar, in particular.

–IANS

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