Haryana Transfers 23 IPS and HPS Officers in Major Police Reshuffle; Arshinder Singh Chawla Gets Additional Charge as DG Prisons
The Haryana Government has carried out a major reshuffle in the state police administration, transferring 23 police officers, including nine Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and 14 Haryana Police Service (HPS) officers, in an exercise aimed at strengthening leadership, improving operational efficiency and ensuring continuity in key policing assignments.
The transfer orders, issued by Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Rajpal, take immediate effect and include important changes in senior police leadership, field postings and specialised police units. Several officers have also been entrusted with additional responsibilities following recent appointments and central deputations.
One of the most significant decisions in the reshuffle is the assignment of the additional charge of Director General (Prisons) to senior IPS officer Arshinder Singh Chawla, following the departure of Alok Kumar Mittal on central deputation as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The reshuffle also includes new responsibilities in forensic science, vigilance, narcotics control and commissionerate policing, reflecting the state’s focus on maintaining administrative continuity across critical police organisations.
Arshinder Singh Chawla Gets Additional Charge as DG Prisons
Senior IPS officer Arshinder Singh Chawla (IPS:1993) has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of Director General (Prisons).
Chawla is currently serving as the Director General, State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, where he oversees investigations relating to corruption and vigilance matters across Haryana.
He assumes the additional responsibility after Alok Kumar Mittal (IPS:1993) proceeded on central deputation following his appointment as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), one of the country’s premier police research and training institutions functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
With this arrangement, the Haryana Government has ensured continuity in prison administration while a regular appointment is awaited.
Kala Ramachandran Given Additional Charge of Madhuban Forensic Science Laboratory
Another senior IPS officer, Kala Ramachandran (IPS:1993), has also been assigned an important additional responsibility.
She has been given the additional charge of Director, Madhuban Forensic Science Laboratory, one of the state’s key scientific institutions supporting criminal investigations.
She will continue to hold her existing assignments as:
Director General of Police, Madhuban Complex.
Director (Training), Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban.
The additional charge further consolidates her role in police training and forensic support services, both of which play a crucial part in strengthening scientific investigation and capacity building within the Haryana Police.
Pankaj Nain Gets Additional Charge as Panchkula Police Commissioner
The reshuffle also assigns a major urban policing responsibility to senior IPS officer Pankaj Nain.
Already holding multiple important assignments, he has now been given the additional charge of Police Commissioner, Panchkula.
Before this order, Pankaj Nain was serving as:
Special Officer (Community Policing and Outreach) in the Chief Minister’s Office.
Inspector General (Security), CID Headquarters.
Inspector General, Ambala Range.
The additional assignment reflects the government’s confidence in his administrative experience and operational capabilities.
As Police Commissioner, he will oversee law and order, crime control, traffic management and policing across the Panchkula Commissionerate while continuing with his existing responsibilities.
Changes in Panchkula Commissionerate
The latest reshuffle also brings important changes in the Panchkula Police Commissionerate.
Srishti Gupta, who had been serving as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Panchkula, has been transferred as Assistant Inspector General (Welfare), Police Headquarters, Panchkula.
She will, however, continue to hold the additional charge of Superintendent of Police, Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau, ensuring continuity in the state’s anti-narcotics enforcement efforts.
Replacing her as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, is Aditi Singh, who was earlier serving as Superintendent of Police, State Vigilance Bureau.
The transfer is expected to strengthen the leadership of the Panchkula Commissionerate, one of Haryana’s important urban policing jurisdictions.
Multiple IPS Officers Receive Additional Responsibilities
Apart from regular transfers, the government has entrusted four IPS officers with additional responsibilities under the latest reshuffle.
The move has been necessitated by recent vacancies created due to transfers and central deputation of senior officers.
Assigning additional charge ensures that key police organisations continue functioning without interruption until regular appointments are made.
Fourteen HPS Officers Shifted
Alongside IPS officers, the Haryana Government has also transferred 14 Haryana Police Service (HPS) officers, making changes across district police units, commissionerates and battalions.
The major postings include:
Akshay Kumar – Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Hansi.
Shraddha Singh – DSP, Rohtak.
Hitesh Kumar – Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Jhajjar.
Sahil Dhillon – DSP, Charkhi Dadri.
Arvind Dahiya – DSP, Durga, Haryana Armed Police (HAP) 1st Battalion, Sunaria, Rohtak.
Indrajit Singh – ACP, Gurugram.
Praveen Malik – ACP, Gurugram.
Atma Ram – DSP, Haryana State Enforcement Directorate Headquarters.
Garima Devi – DSP, 1st India Reserve Battalion (IRB), Bhondsi.
Virendra Sharma – DSP, Rohtak.
Kanwaljit Singh – DSP, Hansi.
Gurvinder Singh – DSP, Kurukshetra.
Prithvi Singh – DSP, 4th India Reserve Battalion (IRB), Manesar.
The government has also transferred one more HPS officer as part of the reshuffle. However, details of that officer’s posting were not included in the official information released.
Administrative Continuity Across Key Police Wings
The latest reshuffle touches several important branches of the Haryana Police, including:
Prison administration.
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Commissionerate policing.
Criminal investigation.
Forensic science.
Police training.
Narcotics control.
District policing.
Armed police battalions.
The appointments have been made to ensure uninterrupted functioning of these specialised wings while strengthening coordination between field formations and police headquarters.
Government Focuses on Operational Efficiency
Periodic reshuffles within the police department are undertaken to improve administrative efficiency, provide fresh leadership and optimise deployment of experienced officers across different policing assignments.
The latest transfers also reflect the government’s effort to address vacancies arising from promotions, retirements and central deputations while maintaining continuity in law enforcement and public safety operations.
By assigning additional responsibilities to senior IPS officers and repositioning field officers across districts, the government aims to enhance policing standards, improve supervision and strengthen service delivery throughout the state.
Officers Directed to Assume Charge Immediately
The transfer orders issued by the Haryana Government have come into effect immediately, and all newly posted officers have been instructed to assume charge of their respective assignments without delay.
With new leadership now in place across several critical police units, the reshuffle is expected to strengthen operational readiness, improve administrative coordination and reinforce policing across Haryana.
The latest exercise once again highlights the state’s emphasis on dynamic personnel management, ensuring that experienced officers are positioned where their expertise can contribute most effectively to maintaining law and order, strengthening specialised policing and improving public service delivery.
