Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a fresh transfer order for several IPS officers across the state. As many as 14 police officers have been transferred.
The order was released by the Home Department on January 29, 2026, from Bhopal. The transfer list includes changes at senior levels, affecting police headquarters, zonal offices, and district postings.
According to the official order, IPS officer Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Bhopal.
Check out the new postings:
Inspector General of Police, Balaghat Zone, Sanjay Kumar has been transferred as the Police Commissioner, Urban Police District Bhopal.
Inspector General of Police (Planning) Police Headquarters, Bhopal Sanjay Tiwari has been transferred as Inspector General of Police, Bhopal (Rural) Zone.
Pankaj Kumar Srivastava, IPS (1992), Special Director General of Police, Anti Naxal Operation, Police Headquarters, Bhopal (Additional charge of Special Director General of Police, STF / CID / Vigilance Police Headquarters, Bhopal) is the new Special Director General of Police, CID, Police Headquarters, Bhopal and Additional charge of Special Director General of Police, Vigilance Police Headquarters, Bhopal.
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Anant Kumar Singh, IPS (1994) Relieved from Central Deputation is now the Special Director General of Police / Managing Director, M.P. Police Housing Corporation, Bhopal.
Additional Director General of Police, Narcotics, Police Headquarters, Bhopal, K.P. Venkateswara Rao, has been transferred Additional Director General of Police, Technical Services, Police Headquarters, Bhopal and Additional charge of Additional Director General of Police, Anti Naxal Operation, Police Headquarters, Bhopal.
Sanjay rewarded for wiping out Naxals, 4th TC in two years
The government has rewarded Sanjay Kumar for wiping out Maoists from the state by appointing him the commissioner of Bhopal.
Kumar was earlier posted in the police headquarters of Bhopal. On the other hand, the government posted the fourth transport commissioner in two years.
After Sanjay Jha, DP Gupta, Vivek Sharma, Umesh Joga was posted as transport commissioner (TC). Joga was appointed deputy transport commissioner two years ago.
Since Joga had some issues with the then TC, he was sent to Ujjain as ADG. Joga has been posted in the transport department twice in the past two years.
Similarly, the sports director, Rakesh Gupta, was transferred in less than a year. Gupta remained in the department only for ten months.
Anshuman Yadav and Datla Sreenivasa Verma got posting after three months of their return from deputation.
Harinarayanchari Mishra, who was shifted from the post of Bhopal commissioner, was given a less important post after a long time. Mishra has always been in the mainstream of administration.
