ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 18:11 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): Ahead of the sixth phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission on Monday transferred four IPS officers in the state to non-election-related posts.
The Superintendant of Police, Purba Bardhaman Bhaskar Mukherjee has been replaced with 2011 batch IPS officer Ajeet Kumar Singh. Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissioner Sukesh Jain has been replaced with Mitesh Jain.
The Superintendant of Police Birbhum Miraj Khalid has been replaced with Nagendra Nath Tripathi, a 2009 batch IPS officer. Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Bilour, Birbhum Abhishek Roy has been replaced with Nagaraj Devarakonda. Officers transferred out shall not be posted in any election-related posts till the completion of elections. The joining reports to be sent to the Commission today itself, reads the order.
EC transfers four police officers in West Bengal
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Kolkata, April 19 : Three days before the sixth phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Election Commission transferred the Superintendents of Police of East Burdwan and Birbhum districts, and the Commissioner of Police of Asansol-Durgapur.
The SDPO of Bolepur in Birbhum district was also removed.
The poll panel also announced the date of the repoll in two constituencies following the death of the candidates.
In an order, the poll panel removed Bhaskar Mukherji as Superintendent of Police of East Burdwan and replaced him with Ajeet Kumar Singh. The district is supposed to go for the election in the sixth phase on April 22.