Punjab has transferred 11 IPS officers in a major reshuffle where Ravjot Grewal has been appointed as AIG, Counter Intelligence. Ashwini Gotyal is now going to head Anti-Narcotics Task Force in SAS Nagar
In a sweeping administrative overhaul, the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has transferred 162 police officers in a single day, including 11 IPS officers, marking a significant restructuring in the state’s police leadership.
The reshuffle was implemented in two phases—with the first phase involving 97 officers, including the IPS cadre, and the second involving 65 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), signaling a strategic shift across the mid-level command chain.
Key IPS Appointments:
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Ms. Ravjot Grewal (2015 batch) has been appointed Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Counter Intelligence, SAS Nagar. She previously served as AIG, Technical Services, Punjab, Chandigarh.
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Ms. Ashwini Gotyal (2016 batch), earlier AIG, HRD, has been posted as AIG, Anti-Narcotics Task Force, SAS Nagar.
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Ms. Vatsala Gupta (2016 batch) retains her role as Commandant, 27th Battalion PAP, Jalandhar, and now also holds additional charge as AIG, ANTF, Ludhiana.
Other Major Transfers:
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Ms. Jasroop Kaur Batth (2020 batch) has been posted as ADCP-III, Amritsar, from her previous role as SP, Investigation, Jalandhar Rural.
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Mr. Aditya S. Warrier (2020 batch) moves from ADCP, Investigation, Jalandhar to SP, Investigation, Amritsar Rural, replacing Harinder Singh Gill.
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Mr. Vaibhav Choudhary (2020 batch) has been appointed SP, Headquarters, Patiala, succeeding Ms. Harwant Kaur.
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Ms. Akarshi Jain (2020 batch) is now ADCP-I, Jalandhar, after serving as ASP SD, Civil Lines, Ludhiana.
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Ms. Sirivennela (2021 batch) has been transferred to ADCP-II, Amritsar, from her previous posting as ASP SD, Model Town, Jalandhar.
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Mr. Jayant Puri (2021 batch), formerly ASP, 13th Battalion PAP, Chandigarh, becomes ADCP, Investigation, Jalandhar.
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Mr. Vineet Ahlawat (2021 batch) is appointed ADCP, Operations and Security, Jalandhar, from his prior role as ASP SD East, Amritsar.
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Mr. Dilpreet Singh (2021 batch) will now serve as SP, Headquarters, Sangrur, in the rank of ASP, transitioning from ASP SD, Dinanagar, Gurdaspur.
This large-scale reshuffle is part of the government’s strategy to streamline operations and enhance efficiency within Punjab’s policing framework.
