The Bihar government on Wednesday ordered a reshuffle in the state police administration, transferring five IPS officers and assigning new responsibilities to another senior police officer.
Bhanu Pratap Singh had recently been in the news following a dispute with his wife.
Among the key changes, Khagaria Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhanu Pratap Singh has been removed from his post and directed to report to the Bihar Police Headquarters (PHQ) in Patna with immediate effect. He has been appointed as Aide-de-Camp (Police) to the Governor at the Governor’s Secretariat in Patna. Similarly, Bhojpur SP Raj was transferred following public outrage over the death of local activist Bharat Tiwari in an alleged police encounter.
In another change, Aprajit, a 2020-batch IPS officer, has been transferred from his position as Commandant of Bihar Special Armed Police-16, Patna, where he was also holding the additional charge of SP (Law and Order), Bihar. Meanwhile, Kumari Mamta Kalyani, a recently promoted IPS officer serving as Commandant of Bihar Special Armed Police-10, Patna, has been given the additional charge of Commandant of Bihar Special Armed Police-16. His tenure had witnessed controversy over the alleged use of AK-47 rifles by police personnel during a student protest on July 25.
Shailendra Singh, currently serving as SP of Sheohar, has been transferred and appointed as the new SP of Khagaria, according to a notification issued by the Home Department (Police Branch).
