The ECI had, before the West Bengal Assembly polls in April this year, transferred Supratim Sarkar from the post of Kolkata Police Commissioner. File
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The West Bengal government on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) transferred 28 IPS officers, including Additional Director General of CID Supratim Sarkar, and five WBPS officers in a major reshuffle of the state’s police top brass, an official notification said.

Mr. Sarkar was posted as ADG, Telecommunications.

IPS officer N.R. Babu, who held the post of director general of the Correctional Services, will now be the DG and IGP, CID, it said.

Amit Kumar Rathod will replace Tripurari Atharv as the new commissioner of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, the order said.

The Election Commission of India had, before the West Bengal Assembly polls in April this year, transferred Mr. Sarkar from the post of Kolkata Police Commissioner.

K. Jayraman, who was the ADG North Bengal, will be posted as the director of the Directorate of Economic Offences, the notification said.

Published – July 14, 2026 01:30 pm IST