Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government has reshuffled three IPS officers, moving Prakash Chandra Parihar to Police Headquarters, appointing Vidita Dhankhad as SP Pandhurna and giving Shrutikirti Somvanshi additional charge of the 2nd Battalion, SAF, Gwalior.
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government has ordered a minor reshuffle of IPS officers, making changes in district policing and command responsibilities within the Special Armed Force (SAF).
The latest changes involve three IPS officers from the 2016, 2018 and 2021 batches. The reshuffle sees a change in leadership in Pandhurna, while two officers posted with SAF units in Gwalior have also received new responsibilities.
Prakash Chandra Parihar Moved to Police Headquarters
Prakash Chandra Parihar, a 2016-batch IPS officer, has been transferred from his present assignment as Superintendent of Police, Pandhurna.
He has now been posted as Assistant Inspector General of Police at Police Headquarters, Bhopal.
Parihar had been serving as the district police chief in Pandhurna before the latest order shifted him from the field posting to the state police headquarters.
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Vidita Dhankhad Appointed SP Pandhurna
Vidita Dhankhad, a 2021-batch IPS officer, has been appointed the new Superintendent of Police, Pandhurna.
Dhankhad was earlier serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Special Armed Force (SAF), Gwalior. She will now take over the district’s police administration, replacing Parihar.
Her new assignment marks a move from an SAF battalion posting to a district-level policing responsibility.
Shrutikirti Somvanshi Gets Additional SAF Charge
Shrutikirti Somvanshi, a 2018-batch IPS officer, has also been given additional responsibility in the latest reshuffle.
Somvanshi is currently posted with the 13th Battalion, SAF, Gwalior. She has now been given the additional charge of Commandant, 2nd Battalion, SAF, Gwalior.
She will hold the additional responsibility alongside her existing assignment with the 13th Battalion, SAF, Gwalior.
Three Officers, Three Key Changes
The latest order brings changes across both district policing and the SAF structure. Parihar moves to Police Headquarters in Bhopal, while Dhankhad takes charge of Pandhurna. At the same time, Somvanshi assumes additional command responsibility for the 2nd Battalion, SAF, without relinquishing her existing posting.
The reshuffle is part of the Madhya Pradesh Government’s ongoing administrative adjustments within the state police establishment.
