IPS Praveen Tripathi has been appointed as the new Howrah Police Commissioner. The current Howrah Police Commissioner on Saturday was transferred after hundreds of protesters blocked roads and railway tracks in different parts of Howrah district in West Bengal over the inflammatory statements made by suspended BJP leader. While IPS Swati Bhangalia the new Howrah Rural SP.
IPS officer C. Sudhakar has been made Joint CP of Kolkata Police and IPS Saumya Roy has been made DCP, SW, Kolkata Police. It is important to note that Section 144 remains in effect in the district.
