Fourteen IPS officers including the Inspector General of Police and the Deputy Inspector General have been transferred. Top police officers in Patna, including district and city police chiefs, have been removed and posted at different places.
Fourteen deputy superintendents of police have also been transferred.
The reshuffle of the police brass is being seen as a damage control exercise after the opposition and women’s rights activists criticised the government for alleged lawlessness in the state.
Published 25 July 2009, 18:30 IST