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Troubles Mount for Former Chandigarh DGP Surendra Singh Yadav Amid Rapid Transfers Following Legal Row with MHA

Since April 1, Yadav has faced three rapid transfers, the latest sending him to Chhattisgarh as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Anti-Naxal Operations at the Border Security Force (BSF).
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New Delhi: Former Chandigarh Director General of Police (DGP) Surendra Singh Yadav, a 1997-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, finds himself in an escalating administrative quagmire after challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in court over his transfer orders. Since April 1, Yadav has faced three rapid transfers, the latest sending him to Chhattisgarh as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Anti-Naxal Operations at the Border Security Force (BSF).

Yadav was initially transferred overnight from Chandigarh to the BSF in Delhi, soon after he gained notoriety for a sweeping reshuffle within the Union Territory police. His move to the court – where he challenged his posting under a junior officer in the BSF – was rejected, and what followed was a series of swift and increasingly punitive-looking reassignments.

Following the court’s dismissal of his plea, the MHA transferred him from Delhi to Rajasthan for orientation, and then again to Chhattisgarh. Sources suggest that his decision to litigate against the MHA may have irked senior officials, triggering the successive reshuffles.

A Controversial Tenure in Chandigarh

Appointed as DGP Chandigarh in March 2024, Yadav quickly attracted controversy by ordering the transfer of over 2,700 police personnel, many of whom had remained in the same postings for extended periods. While intended as a reform measure, the unprecedented scale of the reshuffle shocked the police force and led to an internal backlash.

He also initiated disciplinary action against personnel involved in drug smuggling and corruption, forced premature retirements, and cracked down on station-level misconduct—moves that reportedly left many in the force “horrified”. A wave of voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) applications followed, and a viral letter, allegedly penned by disgruntled police personnel and filled with abusive content, publicly expressed opposition to his leadership.

Legal Action and Administrative Fallout

The turning point came on the night of April 1, when the MHA transferred Yadav from his DGP post to DIG, BSF in Delhi, with immediate effect. Yadav filed a court petition alleging that he had been demoted and placed under a junior, but the court refused to grant relief, further complicating his situation.

Other Recent BSF Transfers

Alongside Yadav, two other senior IPS officers have also been transferred within the BSF:

Ashok Kumar (2006-batch, Himachal Pradesh cadre) has been appointed Inspector General (Training) at BSF Force Headquarters, New Delhi.

Jal Singh Meena (2010-batch, Tripura cadre), formerly DIG at BSF FHQ, is now DIG (Confidential), BSF.

These reassignments, while routine for many, stand in stark contrast to the turbulence surrounding Yadav, whose confrontation with the MHA appears to have escalated his troubles.


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