IPS officer accused of sexual assault, 27 others handed over

Chandigarh: In a major reshuffle on Wednesday, the Haryana government transferred 28 IPS officers with immediate effect. As per the government order, an IPS officer who was charged with sexual harassment was also among those transferred.

On Sunday, Haryana Police said it has initiated an investigation after a letter in which an IPS officer was accused of sexually harassing women police officers surfaced on social media platforms.

The IPS officer was transferred from the district where he was currently serving as Superintendent of Police.

Meanwhile, SPs from several other districts were also reshuffled and the government also transferred additional charges against three IPS officers.

As per government order, Alok Kumar Roy, DG Human Rights and Litigation, Haryana, Panchkula, has been transferred as DG Railways and Commando (Headquarters), Panchkula.

After his promotion to the rank of DGP, O.P. Singh will continue to serve as Director General, Haryana Police Housing Corporation with additional responsibilities of ADGP, Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau and as Director of Forensic Science Laboratory, Madhuban.

Pankaj Nain, Special Officer (Community Police and Social Welfare), Prime Minister’s Office, will also be DIG, Security CID (Headquarters) in addition to his current duties.

After being promoted to the rank of Additional DGP, Vikas Arora will continue in his current position as Commissioner of Police, Gurugram.

Rakesh Kumar Arya, Inspector General of Police, Telecom (Headquarters), Panchkula, has been appointed as Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, in addition to his current duties.

Yamunanagar SP Ganga Ram Punia will be the new SP of Karnal while Rajesh Kumar, SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana, has been appointed SP, Jind.

Mohit Handa, SP, Karnal was posted as DCP (Crime), Gurugram and Hansi SP Maqsood Ahmed was posted as DCP (Crime), Faridabad.

Nitish Agarwal, DCP (Crime), Gurugram, has been posted as Bhiwani SP and Pooja Vashishth, SP, Charkhi Dadri, has been posted as SP, Mahendragarh, while Jasleen Kaur, DCP (Central), Faridabad has been posted as DCP (Traffic), Faridabad.

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