The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has carried out a major reshuffle in the state police force, transferring and posting 27 senior officers from the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Arunachal Pradesh Police Service cadres.
According to an official notification issued by the state Home Department, the transfers were ordered by the Governor following recommendations made during a recent meeting of the Police Establishment Board. Officials said the move aims to enhance administrative efficiency and strengthen the law and order mechanism across the state.
Senior officers get key roles
As part of the reshuffle, senior IPS officer Chinmoy Biswal has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (Security/Crime). Joy Tirkey has been given additional charge as Deputy Inspector General (Headquarters), while IPS officer Mangesh has been posted as DIG (TCL).
Several officers have also been assigned new district responsibilities.
Akshat Kausal has been appointed Superintendent of Police (SP) of Tirap district, replacing Aditya Singh, who has been transferred as SP of Longding district.
Meanwhile, Shivendu Bhushan, who previously served as SP (Crime), will now take charge as SP of East Kameng district.
District-level appointments announced
Among other key appointments, Sandhya Swamy has been posted as SP of Kra Daadi district, while Pankaj Kumar will serve as SP of Dibang Valley district. Swati Singh has been appointed SP of Pakke Kesang district, and Tasi Darang will take charge as SP of Tawang district.
D W Thungon, who earlier served as SP of Tawang, has been transferred as SP of West Kameng district.
In other postings, Achin Garg has been appointed SP (Crime), while Anjitha Chepyala will head the SP SIT/Cyber Crime unit. Dekio Gumja has been named SP of the Special Task Force, and Sepraj Perme will serve as SP for SDRF, Home Guards and Civil Defence.
The notification also stated that several officers have been designated as commanding officers of different Indian Reserve Battalions and the Arunachal Armed Police Battalion across the state.
Officials noted that the large-scale reshuffle is intended to improve policing efficiency and reinforce the state’s law enforcement system.