Patna: The state home department on Sunday transferred two Indian Police Service (IPS) and 27 Bihar Police Service (BPS) officers, assigning them new responsibilities at the additional superintendent of police (ASP) and deputy superintendent of police (DSP) levels. The reshuffle covers Patna, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Buxar and several other districts.According to the notification, 2023-batch IPS officer Narayan Upadhyay, who was awaiting posting at Bihar police headquarters in Patna, has been appointed sub-divisional police officer-I (SDPO-I), Phulwarisharif, Patna. The 2024-batch IPS officer Kartikeyan A K, formerly SDPO-II, Town Muzaffarpur, has been transferred to Bihar Police Headquarters, where he will await fresh posting.Among the BPS officers, Sanjay Kumar Jha has been transferred from ASP, special branch, Patna, to ASP, Vigilance Investigation Bureau, Patna. Ajay Kumar Singh has been appointed ASP, Special Task Force (STF), Patna, while Surendra Kumar Singh has been assigned responsibilities in the Prohibition and State Narcotics Control Bureau, Patna.Rampukar Singh, formerly Chhapra Sadar SDPO, has been posted as ASP, Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP)-14, Patna. Bhaskar Ranjan has been transferred from Rail Police, Patna, to Dumraon SDPO in Buxar district, while Ashish Raj has been appointed SDPO-II, Masaurhi, Patna.The reshuffle also includes several cybercrime appointments. Naveen Kumar has been posted as DSP (cybercrime), Madhubani, and Manish Chandra Chaudhary as DSP (cybercrime), Madhepura. Manglesh Kumar Singh will handle cybercrime responsibilities in Barsoi, Katihar, Deepak Kumar in Town Muzaffarpur and Mohammad Faisal Chand in Saran.The order stated that officers without fresh postings must hand over charge to their successors and report to police headquarters in Patna until further orders.
