Bihar Government Reshuffles Top Police Officers: Major Changes in Patna and Beyond

The Nitish Kumar administration in Bihar has undertaken a significant reshuffle involving 29 senior IPS officers. Several high-ranking officials, including those stationed in the state capital, have been reassigned to different districts. The Home Department has yet to announce replacements for four top positions in Patna.

In a major reshuffle of IPS officers, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Thursday transferred 29 senior officers, including four posted in the state capital.

According to a notification issued by the Home Department, Roushan Kumar, Superintendent of Police (SP), Patna Rural, has been appointed as the new SP of Rohtas district, while Bharat Soni, Patna City SP (East), has been made the new SP of Nalanda.

Chandra Prakash, Patna City SP (Central), has been appointed as SP of Jamui, and Abhinav Dhiman, Patna City SP (West), has been appointed as the new SP of Nawada district.

The department has not yet announced the replacement for the four SPs posted in Patna city.

Shailesh Kumar Sinha has been appointed as the new SP of Sheohar, and Kartikey K Sharma is the new SP of Purnea. Ashok Mishra is the new SP of Samastipur.

Swarna Prabhat has been appointed as the new SP of East Champaran (Motihari), Saurya Suman is the new SP of West Champaran, while Ambreesh Rahul has been shifted to Aurangabad as SP. Vaibhav Sharma is the new SP of Katihar, and Awdesh Dikshit has been appointed as the new SP of Gopalganj district.

Additionally, Raj is the new SP of Bhojpur, and Subham Arya has been appointed as SP of Buxar, the notification said.

(With inputs from agencies.)