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New Delhi, December 9
The mid level reshuffle in Delhi Police has brought in senior IPS officer Chayya Sharma back to Delhi Police as Jt CP of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) who had investigated the Nirbhaya gang rape case.
A1999-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Chhaya Sharma, has been posted as the joint commissioner of police in the economic offences wing (EOW) of the city police.
Sharma went on Central deputation since last eights years where she served in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Central Vigilance Commission.
Sharma was the deputy commissioner of police (south district) when the December 16, 2012, gangrape case shook the entire nation. She led the team that cracked the case, arrested all the suspects and prepared a watertight charge sheet, which eventually resulted in the hanging of all the adult accused. A juvenile, who was also involved in the brutal crime, served his sentence in a correction home for boys.
Seven other IPS officers were reshuffled in Delhi Police
Vivek Kishore her husband and her batchmate, who was on Central deputation as a director in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has also been transferred back to the Delhi Police and given the charge of Jt CP (Traffic).
IPS officer Veenu Bansal has been given the charge of additional commissioner of police (northern range), while his batchmate Ravindra Kumar Pandey has been posted as additional commissioner of police (general administration) from vigilance department.
Another additional commissioner of police Suman Goyal, has been given the charge of the central range. She was posted in the traffic unit in the same rank. Her batchmate Rajneesh Gupta has been moved to special branch from general administration.
Sanjay Kumar Tyagi who was posted as DCP Security, has been given the charge of DCP (IGI airport).
