Chandigarh Police Reshuffle: IPS Rajesh Kumar Sharma Gets Operations and Cyber Crime, 3 Senior Officers Reassigned
The Chandigarh Police has carried out a significant reshuffle involving four senior officers, bringing fresh leadership to several important operational, crime, intelligence and administrative wings. The changes, which take effect immediately, include three IPS officers and one DANIPS officer and place several critical responsibilities under new hands.
Among the most notable changes is the appointment of 2014-batch AGMUT-cadre IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Sharma to a wide-ranging set of responsibilities covering Operations and Cyber Crime. He has also been given charge as Commandant of the Indian Reserve Battalion and Assistant Commandant General of the Home Guards, putting him in charge of several functions with direct operational and security implications.
The latest arrangement also changes the responsibilities of IPS officers Vinit Kumar and Anurag Daru, while DANIPS officer Vijay has been shifted to a new combination of assignments covering City policing, the Women and Child Support Unit and Intelligence. The reshuffle comes at a time when Chandigarh Police’s operational requirements span conventional policing as well as cybercrime, economic offences, security, traffic and intelligence.
Rajesh Kumar Sharma Gets Key Operations and Cyber Crime Responsibilities
Rajesh Kumar Sharma, a 2014-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has emerged as one of the key beneficiaries of the latest restructuring. Sharma was recently transferred to Chandigarh from Jammu and Kashmir and had been among the IPS officers moved to the Union Territory in July as part of a wider AGMUT cadre reshuffle.
Under the fresh orders, Sharma will serve as SSP/Operations and SSP/Cyber Crime, giving him responsibility for two increasingly important areas of policing. He will also take charge as Commandant, IRB, besides serving as Assistant Commandant General, Home Guards.
The combination of assignments gives Sharma a broad operational portfolio. While the Operations wing is central to the deployment and coordination of police resources, the Cyber Crime assignment places him at the forefront of investigations and policing related to offences committed through digital platforms and technology.
The Operations and Cyber Crime responsibilities were earlier held by 2015-batch IPS officer Geetanjali Khandelwal. Khandelwal has since been transferred to Delhi, resulting in the need for a fresh allocation of these important responsibilities within Chandigarh Police.
Sharma’s arrival in Chandigarh was part of the larger movement of IPS officers within the AGMUT cadre in July. His latest posting now gives him a substantial role in the city’s operational policing structure, along with responsibilities linked to the IRB and Home Guards.
Vinit Kumar Posted as SP Headquarters and Communication
The reshuffle has also brought a change in the responsibilities of 2018-batch AGMUT-cadre IPS officer Vinit Kumar. Kumar was transferred from Delhi to Chandigarh and has now been posted as SP/Headquarters and Communication.
Alongside his principal assignment, Kumar will also look after the Vigilance branch. The new arrangement places him in charge of an important administrative and communication function while also adding vigilance responsibilities to his portfolio.
The Headquarters and Communication wing plays a key role in coordinating police administration and maintaining communication-related functions within the force. The addition of Vigilance gives Kumar another significant area of responsibility under the revised command structure.
His posting is part of the broader effort to redistribute responsibilities among senior officers following the latest transfers and changes in the Chandigarh Police hierarchy.
Anurag Daru Gets Crime, EOW, Security and Traffic
The reshuffle has also substantially altered the portfolio of 2022-batch IPS officer Anurag Daru. He has now been assigned three major responsibilities covering crime investigation, economic offences and security-related policing.
Daru has been posted as SP/Crime, SP/Economic Offences Wing, and SP/Security and Traffic. The combination gives him responsibility across both investigative and field-oriented areas of police work.
Before the latest changes, Daru was serving as Commandant, IRB, while also looking after Security and Traffic and other additional responsibilities. His new assignment therefore represents a shift away from the IRB command towards a portfolio more directly focused on crime, economic offences and public security.
The Economic Offences Wing is particularly important in cases involving financial wrongdoing and complex economic offences, while the Crime wing handles a broad range of serious criminal investigations. Security and Traffic, meanwhile, cover two highly visible areas of day-to-day policing in Chandigarh.
DANIPS Officer Vijay Moved to City and Intelligence
DANIPS officer Vijay has also received a new assignment under the reshuffle. He has been moved from his earlier position as SP/Headquarters and Communication and will now take charge of SP/City, the Women and Child Support Unit (W&CSU) and Intelligence.
The new portfolio gives Vijay responsibility for a combination of city policing, specialised support for women and children, and intelligence-related functions. These areas require coordination across different sections of the police force and involve both preventive and responsive policing responsibilities.
The SP/City responsibility was earlier held by 2021-batch IPS officer K M Priyanka. Priyanka has since been transferred to Jammu and Kashmir, paving the way for Vijay to assume the city policing charge under the latest arrangement.
The inclusion of the Women and Child Support Unit in Vijay’s responsibilities also brings a specialised public-facing function into his portfolio, alongside the Intelligence wing.
DIG Rajiv Ranjan Singh to Oversee Multiple Major Wings
At the senior supervisory level, DIG Rajiv Ranjan Singh will oversee the functioning of a wide range of major wings under the new arrangement. His responsibilities will cover Headquarters, Operations, Cyber Crime, Communication, Vigilance, Crime, the Economic Offences Wing and the Indian Reserve Battalion.
He will also oversee the functioning of the Assistant Commandant General, Home Guards responsibilities. This places several important branches of Chandigarh Police under his overall supervision and creates a wider supervisory framework following the redistribution of individual portfolios among the senior officers.
The arrangement brings together operational policing, cybercrime, communications, vigilance, criminal investigations, economic offences and reserve-force responsibilities under a common senior-level oversight structure.
Reshuffle Brings New Leadership Across Critical Police Functions
The latest Chandigarh Police reshuffle is notable not simply because of the number of officers involved, but also because of the range of responsibilities being redistributed. Operations, Cyber Crime, Crime, EOW, Security, Traffic, Vigilance, Intelligence and the Women and Child Support Unit are all among the wings affected by the new arrangement.
Rajesh Kumar Sharma’s appointment is particularly significant because he has been given charge of both Operations and Cyber Crime, in addition to the IRB and Home Guards. Vinit Kumar, meanwhile, will combine Headquarters and Communication with Vigilance, while Anurag Daru takes over Crime, EOW, Security and Traffic.
DANIPS officer Vijay’s move to City, Women and Child Support Unit and Intelligence completes the four-officer restructuring. With DIG Rajiv Ranjan Singh overseeing several of these major wings, the new arrangement establishes a revised distribution of responsibilities across Chandigarh Police.
The orders take effect immediately, marking a fresh phase in the leadership structure of the Union Territory’s police force. With the latest changes, senior officers have been assigned portfolios that cover both traditional policing priorities and newer challenges such as cybercrime and complex economic offences, while specialised areas such as intelligence, women and child support, security and traffic have also received revised leadership.
