Punjab promotes 8 IPS officers as ADGPS

Punjab government on Tuesday promoted eight IPS officers of 1995 and 1996 batches as ADGPS and while reshuffling postings of 10 IPSS.

As per the notification, while the 1995-batch officers promoted as ADGPS include Kapil Dev, Promod Ban, Mohd Faiyaz Farooqui, Amit Prasad and G Nageswara Rao, officers from 1996-batch include Vibhu Raj, Rajiv Ahir and LK Yadav.

Two IG rank 1995-batch IPS, Guatam Cheema and Paramraj Umranangal, who were also due to be promoted as ADGPS, could not get the promotion as criminal and department proceedings are pending against them.

The government also ordered transferred and reshuffling of 10 IPS officers, including Rohit Chaudhary, who would now be special DGP Punjab State

Human Rights Commission, Ram Singh, ADGP modernisation, who will now also have the additional charge of cyber crimes divisions and state crime records bureau, whereas Promod Ban, IGP Ropar Range, will now be ADGP special crimes and economic offences.

MF Farooquie, IG PAP Jalandhar, now has been posted as ADGP public grievances division, divesting Gurpreet Deo of this charge and Amit Prasad, IG counter intelligence, will now be ADGP counter intelligence and OCCU. Vibhu Raj, IG vigilance bureau will now be ADGP vigilance bureau, whereas LK Yadav will also be ADGP vigilance bureau. Kaustaubh Sharma, IG Jalandhar, will now also hold additional charge of OCCU Punjab and Gurpreet Singh Toor, DIG Faridkot Range will now be DIG Ropar Range.