Indian Bureaucracy News, Kolkata, July 14, 2026 | In a fresh round of transfers in the state, the Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government on July 14, 2026 issued another major bureaucratic reshuffle. A total of 33 officers have been either reassigned or transferred, including 28 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and five West Bengal Police Service (WBPS) officers.
The move follows the recently held, closely contested state elections and appears aimed at resetting the police administration after the large-scale transfers carried out during that period under the Election Commission’s directions. The changes focus on specialised wings, reorganising zonal commands, and filling key positions in metropolitan as well as district-level postings, strengthening administrative control and realigning the law-and-order machinery to improve coordination and effectiveness within the state’s police system.
Quick Summery : Rank-Wise Distribution & Key Appointments
The reshuffle impacts officers across multiple ranks. At the apex level, Natarajan Ramesh Babu IPS, of 1991 batch, has been elevated as the new DG & IGP of CID, West Bengal, while retaining additional charge of Correctional Services—making him one of the most powerful officers in the state. He takes over the state CID from Supratim Sarkar, while Siddh Nath Gupta IPS (1992), who is currently DG & IGP, West Bengal (In-charge), continues in his present role.
An officer of the 1991 batch, Natarajan Ramesh Babu has had a varied administrative career within the West Bengal cadre. His role during the 2007 Nandigram police firing came under scrutiny during the tenure of the then Left Front (CPM-led) government, with a subsequent CBI inquiry in 2012 recommending departmental action for operational lapses. This was followed by a period in less prominent assignments.
His postings during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections also drew attention, when the Election Commission of India appointed him as Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar—one of the state’s most sensitive urban postings—as part of mid-poll measures to ensure neutrality. The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government had objected to the move, and he was shifted out soon after the Model Code of Conduct was lifted. In recent years, he has served as Director General of Correctional Services, before being appointed to head the CID in the latest reshuffle.
Supratim Sarkar, IPS, moves from CID and Intelligence Branch (additional charge) to head Telecommunications, while Vishal Garg, IPS, takes over as the ADG & IGP of the Intelligence Branch. In the Additional Director General rank, K Jayaraman, IPS, has been appointed Director of Economic Offences, and Anand Kumar, IPS, has been posted as ADG & IGP of the Western Zone. The Inspector General level sees Praveen Kumar Tripathi, IPS, moving to Home Guard, and Sukesh Kumar Jain, IPS, taking charge of the North Bengal Region.
Zone-Wise Breakdown
The reshuffle demonstrates a clear geographic strategy. Kolkata Metropolitan Area (including Kolkata Police, Bidhannagar, Howrah, and Barrackpore) accounts for the largest share with 15 officers posted or retained here. Key postings include Rathod Amitkumar Bharat, IPS, as CP of Bidhannagar, V S R Ananthnag, IPS, continuing as Joint CP (Admin) with additional STF charge, and Dinesh Kumar, IPS, as DIG of Barasat Range with additional STF duties. North Bengal sees 8 officers, including David Ivan Lepcha, IPS, as DIG of Raiganj Range, Yeilwad Shrikanth Jagannathrao, IPS, as SP of Darjeeling, and Manish Joshi, IPS, as SP of Cooch Behar. The Western Zone receives only one top-level posting—Anand Kumar, IPS—while the South 24 Parganas districts (Baruipur, Sunderban) receive 5 WBPS officers in critical zonal and rural policing roles.
State Headquarters & State-Wide Units (Kolkata-Based)
A significant 10 officers have been retained or posted at State Headquarters in Kolkata, highlighting the government’s focus on strengthening centralised command structures. This includes Natarajan Ramesh Babu, IPS (CID + Correctional Services), Supratim Sarkar, IPS (Telecommunications), Tripurari Atharv, IPS (Traffic & Road Safety), Vishal Garg, IPS (IB), Praveen Kumar Tripathi, IPS (Home Guard), Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam, IPS (STF), and Jaspreet Singh, IPS along with Soumik Sengupta, WBPS posted to Cyber Crime Wing (CCW) – a key anti-corruption and vigilance wing. Additionally, Rajiv Kumar, IPS, and Siddharth Dhapola, IPS, have been posted to STF, Kolkata and STF, West Bengal respectively, indicating a major revamp of the state’s counter-insurgency and special operations framework.
List of the officers with their present and new postings is detailed below.
- Shri Natarajan Ramesh Babu IPS (West Bengal 1991), presently posted as Director General of Correctional Services, West Bengal, is appointed as Director General and Inspector General of Police – CID, West Bengal, with additional charge of Director General – Correctional Services, West Bengal.
- Shri Supratim Sarkar IPS (West Bengal 1997), presently posted as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police, CID, West Bengal, with additional charge of Additional Director General, Intelligence Branch, Kolkata, is transferred and appointed as Additional Director General – Telecommunications, West Bengal.
- Shri K Jayaraman IPS (West Bengal 1997), presently posted as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police, North Bengal Region, has been appointed as Director – Directorate of Economic Offences, West Bengal.
- Shri Tripurari Atharv IPS (West Bengal 1998), presently in the rank of ADG and posted as Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, is transferred and appointed as Additional Director General – Traffic and Road Safety, West Bengal.
- Shri Anand Kumar IPS (West Bengal 1998), presently posted as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police, Legal, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police, Western Zone, West Bengal.
- Shri Vishal Garg IPS (West Bengal 1999), presently posted as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police, Western Zone, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police – Intelligence Branch, West Bengal.
- Shri Praveen Kumar Tripathi IPS (West Bengal 2004), presently posted as Inspector General of Police, STF, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Inspector General – Home Guard, West Bengal
- Shri Sukesh Kumar Jain IPS (West Bengal 2005), presently posted as Inspector General of Police, CCW, is transferred and appointed as Inspector General of Police, North Bengal Region.
- Shri Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam IPS (West Bengal 2007), presently posted as Inspector General of Police, CIF, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Inspector General of STF, West Bengal.
- Shri Rathod Amitkumar Bharat IPS (West Bengal 2009), presently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Raiganj Range, is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, in the rank of Deputy Inspector General.
- Shri David Ivan Lepcha IPS (West Bengal 2010), presently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Traffic, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Raiganj Range.
- Shri V S R Ananthnag IPS (West Bengal 2011), presently posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration), Kolkata, is transferred and appointed as Joint Commissioner of Police (Administration), Kolkata, with additional charge of Joint Commissioner of Police, STF, Kolkata.
- Shri Dinesh Kumar IPS (West Bengal 2012), presently posted as Joint Commissioner of Police, STF, Kolkata, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Police, Barasat Range, with additional charge of Deputy Inspector General of Police, STF, West Bengal.
- Shri Pradeep Kumar Yadav IPS (West Bengal 2013), presently designated as Deputy Commissioner of Police, 4th Battalion, Kolkata, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber, Kolkata.
- Shri Arindam Sarkar IPS (West Bengal 2013), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, KAP 2nd Battalion, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Division, Kolkata.
- Shri Bishop Sarkar IPS (West Bengal 2014), presently posted as Superintendent of Police, STF, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Commanding Officer, Narayani Battalion, Cooch Behar.
- Shri Yeilwad Shrikanth Jagannathrao IPS (West Bengal 2015), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Detective Department, Kolkata, is transferred and appointed as Superintendent of Police, Darjeeling.
- Ms Pratiksha Jharkhariya IPS (West Bengal 2016), presently posted as Superintendent of Police, Darjeeling, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police, KAP 1st Battalion.
- Shri Jaspreet Singh IPS (West Bengal 2016), presently posted as Superintendent of Police, Cooch Behar, is transferred and appointed as Superintendent of Police, CCW, West Bengal.
- Shri Amlan Kusum Ghosh IPS (West Bengal 2016), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, North, Howrah Police Commissionerate, designated as Deputy Commissioner of Police, STF, Kolkata, is directed to continue as Deputy Commissioner of Police, North, Howrah Police Commissionerate.
- Shri Soumyadip Bhattacharya IPS (West Bengal 2017), presently posted as Superintendent of Police, STF, Malda, is transferred and appointed as Commanding Officer, SAP 1st Battalion.
- Shri Palash Chandra Dhali IPS (West Bengal 2017), presently posted as Superintendent of Police, STF, West Bengal, is transferred and appointed as Commanding Officer, SSF, Barrackpore.
- Shri Manish Joshi IPS (West Bengal 2018), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Kolkata, is transferred and appointed as Superintendent of Police, Cooch Behar.
- Shri Amlan Ghosh IPS (West Bengal 2018), presently posted as Senior Staff Officer, Home Guard Organisation, is transferred and appointed as Superintendent of Police, STF, North Bengal.
- Shri Rajiv Kumar IPS (West Bengal 2019), presently posted as Commanding Officer, SAP 1st Battalion, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police, STF, Kolkata.
- Shri Siddharth Dhapola IPS (West Bengal 2020), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, KAP 4th Battalion, is transferred and appointed as Superintendent of Police, STF, West Bengal.
- Shri Samir Ahmad IPS (West Bengal 2020), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, is transferred and appointed as Commanding Officer, RAF Battalion, Dabgram, Siliguri.
- Ms Sparsha Nilangi IPS (West Bengal 2020), presently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber, Kolkata Police, is transferred and appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Police, EB, Kolkata.
- Shri Pinaki Dutta WBPS (2009), presently posted as Additional Superintendent of Police (Zonal), Baruipur Police District, has been appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police, DIB, Baruipur Police District.
- Shri Soumik Sengupta WBPS (2009), presently posted as Additional Superintendent of Police, DIB, Baruipur Police District, has been appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police, CCW, West Bengal.
- Shri Atish Biswas WBPS (2011), presently posted as Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural), Purba Medinipur, has been appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police (Zonal), Baruipur Police District.
- Shri Shyamal Kumar Mandal WBPS (2010), presently designated as Additional Superintendent of Police (Zonal), Sunderban Police District, has been appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural), Purba Medinipur.
- Shri Agniswar Chowdhury WBPS (2011), presently posted as Additional Superintendent of Police, Traffic, Purba Medinipur, has been appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police (Zonal), Sunderban Police District.
Indian Bureaucracy News wishes all the officers the very best.