Two senior Special CPs retire, seven reshuffled and appointed on new roles

New Delhi, August 2

With the recent transfers of senior IPS officers of the rank of Special Commissioners of Police and retirement of two senior officers, Delhi L-G orders transfers and appointments of Special CPs in Delhi Police. 

The 1995-batch IPS officer Devesh Chandra Srivastava, who was earlier the police chief in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has been appointed the new crime branch chief. The existing special CP of the crime branch, 1996-batch IPS officer Shalini Singh, has been transferred to Puducherry as state police chief by an order of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on July 25 this year. 

Similarly, 1996-batch IPS officer Ajay Chaudhary will now be the new special commissioner of police (traffic). Chaudhary’s predecessor, HGS Dhaliwal (1997-batch IPS), has been transferred to Andaman and Nicobar as the new police chief.

After the superannuation of special CP (security) Dependra Pathak and special CP (human resources department) SK Gautam on 1991-batch Nuzhat Hassan (1991)  who was earlier the special CP (economic offence wing) has been transferred as special CP (HRD). 1997-batch IPS officer Sharad Agarwal, who was earlier the joint director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), will replace Hasan as the new special CP (EOW).

Special CP Chhaya Sharma who is Special CP Training will hold additional charge of Special CP SPUWAC after Gautam's retirement.