West Bengal DGP Mr. Virendra Transferred Ahead of Assembly Elections

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 10 Mar 2021, 1:32 pm IST
1 minute read

Highlights

In an letter issued to West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, the Election Commission has instructed the government to immediately remove DGP Virendra from the charge.

DGP West Bengal, Mr. Virendra, removed from the charge after ECI issued order to Chief Secretary.

Ahead of the eight phased assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued an order to Mamata Banerjee led-West Bengal government for immediate removal of the current DGP, Mr. Virendra. The letter was issued on Tuesday 9 March.

The incumbent top official of the state will be replaced by 1987 batch IPS officer P. Nirajnayan, as per the letter issued to the Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay. Mr. Virendra, a 1985 batch IPS officer, took charge as DG & IGP of West Bengal on May 31, 2018.

The Commission also specifically instructed the Chief Secretary to not assign any election-related post to the IPS officer. The eight phased legislative assembly election for 294 seats in West Bengal will be held from 27 March to 29 April 2021.

IAS SL Yathiraj Secures Silver Medal At the Spanish Para-Badminton International

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 29 Apr 2024, 12:10 pm IST
1 minute read

Highlights

Mr. Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, a 2007 batch UP cadre IAS officer, had served as the District Magistrate of Gautam Buddh Nagar and was India’s first civil servant to receive the coveted Arjuna Award in 2021

Maharashtra: CM Shinde Asks IAS Tukaram Mundhe To Probe Sudden Flamingo Deaths In Navi Mumbai

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 29 Apr 2024, 11:47 am IST
2 minutes read

Highlights

Experts and wildlife conservationists alike have pointed out that the burial of water inlets in these fragile wetlands is the most viable reason behind the death of the flamingos