Guwahati: In a sweeping reshuffle of the Assam Police force, the state govt on Tuesday transferred 38 IPS and APS officers across ranks ranging from senior superintendent of police to deputy superintendent of police.The reshuffle includes one SSP-level swap, three battalion commandant-level transfers, about 22 additional SP/additional DCP-level transfers, which is the largest category, spanning crime, HQ, security, protocol and law desks, and about 12 DSP and sub-divisional police officer-level transfers.Among the reshuffles at senior levels is the transfer of SSP CM security (Security-I) Utpal Bayan as deputy commissioner of police (Border), Guwahati in place of Mahato Amitkumar Sidhiprasad, who is already attached to CM’s security and will remain in the position.Among the commandant-level transfers, Nirmal Baishya, commandant of 23rd APBn, Siloni moves to deputy director, fire & emergency services. Ananda Tokbi takes over as commandant, 23rd APBn, Siloni, after being transferred from the 6th Assam Commando Battalion, Ambikapur, while Deborshi Choudhury is elevated to hold charge as commandant, 15th APBn, Eraligool, Sribhumi.The majority of postings involve additional superintendents of police (ASP) and additional deputy commissioners of police being moved laterally across districts and specialised desks, including crime, HQ, security, protocol, border and law wings and spanning districts such as Kokrajhar, Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Golaghat, Darrang, Chirang, Sonitpur, Sribhumi, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Nalbari, Cachar, Bajali, Biswanath and Charaideo.Officers moved at this level include Iftakhar Ali, Geetanjali Doley, Prakash Medhi, Moidul Islam, Partha Protim Saikia, Manas Saikia, Dhruba Jyoti Nath, Pahary Konwar, Luna Sonowal, Jyoti Prasad Pegu, Amit Raj Choudhury, Moramee Das, Mrinmoy Das, Bivash Das, Runa Neog, Satkhokai Changsan, John Das, Gitartha Dev Sarma, Tridip Bardalai, Jikirani Mahanta, Madhuyya Prasad Baruah and Bhargav Sanjeevan Goswami (the last on repatriation from central deputation).In the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and sub-divisional-level transfers, Prithwiraj Rajkhowa moves to ASP (HQ), Tinsukia. Trinayan Bhuyan, Nirmal Ghosh, Ima Das and James A. Songate have been reassigned across Sribhumi, Tamulpur, Darrang and Kokrajhar respectively.
