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Padam Chand to be new Hamirpur SP, Rakesh Singh gets charge of Una as Himachal govt transfers 7 IPS, 25 HPS officers

The Newz Radar

SHIMLA: In a major reshuffle following directions of the Election Commission to shift officers with long posting ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Himachal Pradesh government has transferred seven IPS officers and issued posting orders for two others who were awaiting appointment after promotion. In addition, the government has transferred 25 HPS officers.

The orders in this regard have been issued by Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vimal Gupta, who was awaiting appointment after promotion, has been posted in the Vigilance while DIG Soumya has been made the Principal, Police Training Centre, Daroh. G Shiva Kumar has been transferred from the Vigilance department and posted as DIG, Central Zone, Mandi.

The state government has also changed the SPs of Una and Hamirpur. Padam Chand, SP-CID, has been appointed as Hamirpur SP and while Rakesh Singh, Commandant, Fifth IRBN, Bassi, Bilaspur, has been appointed the new Una SP. Hamirpur SP Akriti has been given the charge of Commandant, First IRB, Bangarh, and Una SP Arjit Sen has been sent to Junga as SP, SDRF.

Monica, Commandant, First HPAP, has been shifted as Commandant, Sixth, IRBN, Dhaula Kuan, Sirmaur. Tirumalraju SD Verma, who was under transfer as Rampur DSP, has been posted on the same post in Karsog, Mandi.


The state government has also transferred 25 Himachal Police Service (HPS) officers, of which eight are Additional SP rank officers and the rest are DSPs. According to the government notification, Ratan Singh will be Additional SP, Shimla, while Ashok Kumar has been appointed Additional SP, Baddi. Dharam Chand has been appointed Additional SP, Nurpur. Raj Kumar will be Additional SP, Solan, while Yogesh Rolta has been appointed Additional SP, Sirmaur.

Similarly, Babita Rana, Additional SP, Junga Battalion; and Shimla Additional SP Sunil Negi have been sent as Additional SP, CTS, and Additional SP, Fourth IRBN, Jungleberi Battalion, Hamirpur. Vijay Kumar has been shifted as Commandant, Home Guards, Chamba. Praveer Thakur has been transferred from Junga Battalion as Additional SP, Sixth IRBN, Dhaula Kuan, Sirmaur.

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