New Delhi: The Delhi government ordered a major reshuffle in the Delhi Police on Friday, October 23, transferring and assigning new responsibilities to 25 Indian Police Service (IPS) and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS) officers.
The changes affect several important units, including the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Security, Crime Branch, Special Cell, Economic Offences Wing and district police formations. The order also assigns additional responsibilities to some officers and brings several officers into new postings.
Among the prominent changes, 2009-batch IPS officer Monika Bhardwaj has been transferred from Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) to Additional Commissioner of Police (Anti-Narcotics Task Force). Fellow 2009-batch IPS officers Rahul Malik and Gaurav Sharma have been posted as Additional Commissioners of Police (Security).
Other changes include the movement of Praveen Kumar Tripathi to the Commissioner’s Secretariat, Aditya Gautam’s posting as DCP (Crime), and new assignments for several DANIPS officers across Delhi’s districts and specialised police units.
Full List of 25 IPS and DANIPS Officers Transferred
The reshuffle covers senior police leadership, specialised units and district-level assignments. The key postings and changes are as follows:
1. Monika Bhardwaj (IPS, 2009 batch): Transferred from Additional CP (Crime) to Additional CP (Anti-Narcotics Task Force).
2. Rahul Malik (IPS, 2009 batch): Posted as Additional CP (Security) upon arrival in Delhi.
3. Gaurav Sharma (IPS, 2009 batch): Posted as Additional CP (Security) upon arrival in Delhi.
4. Raja Banthia (IPS, 2014 batch): Continues as DCP (Technical and P.I.) with additional charge of DCP (IT).
5. Neha Yadav (IPS, 2015 batch): Posted as DCP (Perception Management and Media Cell), with her additional charge of SPUWAC withdrawn.
6. Praveen Kumar Tripathi (IPS, 2020 batch): Transferred from DCP (Special Cell) to DCP (Commissioner’s Secretariat).
7. Subodh Kumar Goswami (DANIPS, 2010 batch): Transferred from DCP (Economic Offences Wing) to Deputy Director (DPA).
8. Jasbir Singh (DANIPS, 2011 batch): Transferred from Additional DCP-II (South-East district) to Additional DCP-I (Outer district).
9. Saurabh Chandra (DANIPS, 2011 batch): Transferred from Additional DCP-II (Dwarka district) to Additional DCP-I (West district).
10. Aditya Gautam (DANIPS, 2013 batch): Posted as DCP (Crime), moving up from ACP (Crime).
11. Dr Vikas Shyokand (DANIPS, 2014 batch): Appointed DCP (Special Cell), from a waiting or unposted status.
12. A. Venkatesh (DANIPS, 2014 batch): Appointed Additional DCP-II (Shahdara district), from a waiting or unposted status.
13. Manoj Kumar Meena (DANIPS, 2014 batch): Transferred from Additional DCP-I (Outer district) to Additional DCP-II (South-East district).
14. Vinay Mathur (DANIPS, 2015 batch): Appointed Additional DCP-II (Rohini district), from a waiting or unposted status.
15. Gursewak Singh (DANIPS, 2015 batch): Appointed Additional DCP-II (North district), from a waiting or unposted status.
16. Ajay Kumar (DANIPS, 2015 batch): Transferred from Additional DCP-II (North-West district) to DCP (Security).
17. Renu Lata (DANIPS, 2017 batch): Moved from ACP (SPUWAC) to Additional DCP (SPUWAC).
18. Vidushi Kaushik (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Transferred from SDPO, Sadar Bazar/North district, to Additional DCP-II (Dwarka district).
19. Manu Himanshu (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Posted as DCP (DE Cell), moving up from ACP (DE Cell).
20. Sakariya Mihir Pravinbhai (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Appointed Additional DCP-II (Outer district), from ACP (Operations/South-East district).
21. Garima Tiwari (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Appointed DCP (DSF/New Delhi district), from SDPO, Tilak Nagar/West district.
22. Ashish Kumar (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Appointed DCP (Economic Offences Wing), from ACP (Special Cell).
23. Manish Ladla (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Appointed DCP (Crime), from ACP (Crime).
24. Rohit Gupta (DANIPS, 2018 batch): Posted as DCP (Security), from ACP (Security).
25. Ram Dulesh Meena (DANIPS, 2012 batch): Transferred from Additional DCP-II (North district) to Additional DCP-II (North-West district).
The transfer details have also been reported in the media coverage of the October 23 reshuffle.
Major Takeaways From the Delhi Police Reshuffle
The latest changes place Monika Bhardwaj in charge of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force at the Additional Commissioner level, while Rahul Malik and Gaurav Sharma take up Security assignments.
The Crime Branch also sees changes, with Aditya Gautam and Manish Ladla taking up DCP-level responsibilities. Meanwhile, the Special Cell, Economic Offences Wing, Commissioner’s Secretariat and several district police formations have received new appointments.
The order also assigns responsibilities to officers who were awaiting postings, including Vikas Shyokand, A. Venkatesh, Vinay Mathur and Gursewak Singh.
