23 IPS transferred in a latest rejig in West Bengal police

In the latest reshuffle on Saturday (September 26, 2026), the West Bengal government has transferred 23 Indian Police Service officers, including Special Task Force IGP Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam.

According to the notification issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department, Mr. Neelakantam was appointed as the new Additional Commissioner of Kolkata Police, replacing Devendra Prakash Singh. Mr. Singh was transferred as the Inspector General (IG) of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in North Bengal.

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the IB, Bholanath Pandey, has now been given charge of the post of Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Kolkata. Surya Pratap Yadav, who was serving in the post, was appointed as the DIG of the IB.