The reshuffle resulted in the creation of a new post of IGP Rajnandgaon covering Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (KCG), and Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki (MMA) districts, and DIG Raigarh covering Raigarh, Sakti, and Jashpur districts, according to an order issued by the state’s home department on Thursday night.
The move also saw change in IGs of four police ranges – Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg and Surguja.
- 2001-batch IPS Anand Chhabra, who was formerly assigned to the Durg Range, would now be sent to the Bilaspur Range.
- Badri Narayan Meena, the present IGP of Bilaspur range, has been assigned as the IGP of Durg range, which includes the districts of Durg, Bemetara, and Balod.
- 2003-batch IPS Ratan Lal Dangi, who is serving as director of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose State Police Academy in Chandrakhuri area, Raipur, has been given the additional charge of IGP Raipur range.
- 2004-batch IPS Ajay Yadav will be relieved from the additional charge of the IGP Raipur range. Yadav will continue with his current posting as IG Intelligence.
- The 2005-batch IPS Rahul Bhagat, who recently returned to his parent Chhattisgarh cadre from central deputation and was posted as IGP of Police Head Quarters (PHQ) in Raipur, has been made IGP Rajnandgaon.
- 2004-batch IPS officer Ankit Garg, who too returned from central deputation, has been transferred as IGP Surguja range.
- In-charge IGP of Surguja range, Ram Gopal Garg, has been posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Raigarh
