IPS officer accused of sexual assault, 27 others transferred

Chandigarh: In a major reshuffle, the Haryana government on Wednesday transferred 28 IPS officers with immediate effect. According to a government order, this also includes an IPS officer facing allegations of sexual harassment.

Haryana Police on Sunday said they have initiated an investigation after a letter surfaced on social media platforms accusing an IPS officer of sexually harassing some women constables.

The IPS officer has been transferred from the district where he was currently posted as Superintendent of Police.

Meanwhile, the SPs of some other districts have also been shuffled, while the government has also transferred additional powers to three IPS officers.

As per a government order, Alok Kumar Roy, DG Human Rights and Litigation, Haryana, Panchkula, has been posted as DG Railways and Command (Headquarters), Panchkula.

After his promotion to the DGP rank, OP Singh will continue as MD, Haryana Police Housing Corporation with additional charge to ADGP, Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau and as Director, Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Madhuban.

Pankaj Nain, Special Officer (Community Policing and Outreach) in the Prime Minister’s Office, will also be DIG, Security CID (Headquarters) in addition to his current duties.

Vikas Arora will continue in his current position as Gurugram Police Commissioner after promotion to the rank of Additional DGP.

Rakesh Kumar Arya, Inspector General of Police, Telecommunication (Headquarters), Panchkula, has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, in addition to his current duties.

Yamunanagar SP Ganga Ram Punia will be the new SP of Karnal, while Rajesh Kumar, SP, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Haryana, has been appointed as SP, Jind.

Mohit Handa, SP, Karnal has been posted as DCP (Crime), Gurugram and Hansi SP Maqsood Ahmed has been posted as DCP (Crime), Faridabad.

Nitish Agarwal, DCP (Crime), Gurugram, has been posted as Bhiwani SP, and Pooja Vashishth, SP, Charkhi Dadri, has been posted as SP, Mahendragarh, while Jasleen Kaur, DCP (Central), Faridabad has been posted as DCP (Traffic), Faridabad.

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