The Election Commission has transferred nine IAS, seven IPS officers and the Home Secretary, Amir Subhani in Bihar with immediate effect.
Sudhir Kumar Rakesh, Senior IAS officer of 1983 batch has been posted as the new state home secretary. Both Patna District Magistrate Sanjay Agarawal and Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj who recently were brought in to Patna by the state government, too have been transferred to their previous posting. Ms. Pratima S K Verma and Vikas Vaibhav have been posted to Patna as the new District Magistrate and SSP.
The other IAS officers who have been transferred are Kumar Ravi, Devesh Sehera, Bala Murugan D, Kuldip Narayan, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Gopal Meena and M Ramchandrudu. They have been posted as District Magistrates of Darbhanga, Kaimur, Purnea, Madhubani, Katihar, Lakhisarai and Supaul.
The IPS officers who have been transferred are Vikas Vaidhav, Manu Maharaj, Nishant Tiwari, Vikas Burman, Ms Kim, Deepak Burnwal and Ms Garima Malik. Ms Malik has been transferred to Patna as Rural SP whereas Ms Kim has been posted to SP, Supaul. Tiwari has been sent to Purnea from Gaya while Manu Maharaj has been posted to Gaya from Patna.
