Madhya Pradesh Government Transfers 12 IPS Officers, Changes Several SPs

October 29, 2026

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 12 IPS officers in a police reshuffle, changing several district Superintendents of Police (SPs) and making new appointments at Police Headquarters and Special Armed Force (SAF) battalions.

The state Home Department issued the transfer order late Wednesday night. The changes cover several districts, including Narmadapuram, Betul, Panna, Harda and Alirajpur.

Rudra Kumar Singh, who was serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)/Superintendent of Police in Alirajpur, has been transferred to Police Headquarters in Bhopal as DIG.

Deepak Kumar Shukla, Commandant of the 32nd SAF Battalion in Ujjain, has been appointed SP of Narmadapuram. The incumbent SP, Saikrishna S. Thota, has been moved to Police Headquarters in Bhopal as Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).

Changes in District Police Leadership

Betul SP Virendra Jain has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Bhopal. Amit Saxena, who was serving as AIG (Personnel) at Police Headquarters, will take over as the new SP of Betul.

Panna SP Nivedita Naidu has been transferred as Commandant of the 10th SAF Battalion in Sagar. Satyasai Saraf, who was serving as SP (Cyber) in Indore, has been appointed the new SP of Panna.

The order also changes the leadership in Harda and Alirajpur. Bhopal Railway SP Ankit Jaiswal has been posted as SP of Harda, replacing Shashank. The latter has been transferred to Police Headquarters in Bhopal as AIG.

Samar Verma, who was serving as SP of the Economic Offences Wing in Ujjain, has been appointed SP of Alirajpur.

SAF Battalions and Training College Also Affected

The reshuffle also includes changes in the command of Special Armed Force battalions in Indore and Gwalior.

Abhishek Anand, Commandant of the First SAF Battalion in Indore, has been posted as Commandant of the 15th SAF Battalion in the city. He will also hold additional charge as Superintendent of Police at the Police Training College (PTC), Indore.

Shrutkirti Somvanshi, who was Commandant of the 13th SAF Battalion in Gwalior, has been appointed Commandant of the Second SAF Battalion in Gwalior. She has also been given additional charge of the 14th SAF Battalion in the city.

The latest transfers bring changes across district police units, Police Headquarters and specialised formations as part of the state government’s police administration reshuffle.