In a significant administrative move to augment the law and order scenario in the state, the Bihar government has ordered a major shakeup in the police force by appointing 32 senior IPS officers as nodal officers for various districts across the state.
The list includes top IPS officers of ADG, IG, and DIG ranks. Twenty-four officers will oversee one district each, while eight officers will be responsible for two districts each.
Among notable postings, ADG Nayyar Hasnain Khan has been given charge of Patna, IG Sanjay Kumar will look after Muzaffarpur, and ADG S Ravindran will be responsible for Gaya. IG Premlata S has been given responsibility for Bhagalpur and Naugachhia.
These nodal officers are supposed to review around 18 key parameters in their assigned districts, like law and order, pending cases, investigation quality, speedy trials, and functioning of police stations.
In addition they also have to take special care of the public grievance redressal, including monitoring public hearings and police-public interaction. Each officer is required to prepare a detailed monthly report based on inspections and submit it to the DGP, including personal observations and recommendations.
The entire move is aimed at enhancing accountability and improving overall policing standards across districts, ensuring better control over law and order.
According to sources, under this nodal officer system, senior officers visit districts, review policing work, and submit reports to the DGP.
A revised list has now been issued following these changes to make policing more effective.
The list of the IPS officers with designations and assigned district/districts is as follows:
- Nayyar Hasnain Khan (ADG) – Patna
- Manoj Kumar (IG) – Vaishali
- Amit Kumar Jain (ADG) – Saran, Buxar
- Sanjay Kumar (IG) – Muzaffarpur
- S Ravindran (ADG) – Gaya
- R Mallar Viji (ADG) – Nalanda
- Pankaj Kumar Darad (ADG) – Bhojpur
- Sudhanshu Kumar (ADG) – Darbhanga
- Sunil Kumar (ADG) – Jehanabad, Arwal
- Dr Kamal Kishore Singh (ADG) – Samastipur
- Parasnath (ADG) – Munger
- Anand Kumar (DIG) – Motihari
- Ajitabh Kumar (ADG) – Gopalganj, Khagaria
- Sanjay Singh (ADG) – Siwan, Purnia
- Amrit Raj (ADG) – Bettiah, Bagaha
- Amit Lodha (ADG) – Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura
- Ansuya Ransingh Sahu (IG) – Aurangabad
- Rajiv Ranjan (DIG) – Nawada
- P Kannan (IG) – Jamui, Araria
- Premlata S (IG) – Bhagalpur, Naugachhia
- Ranjit Kumar Mishra (IG) – Madhubani
- Rajiv Ranjan (DIG) – Banka
- Manavjit Singh Dhillon (DIG) – Rohtas
- Harpreet Kaur (DIG) – Bhabua
- Meenu Kumari (DIG) – Begusarai
- Tauheed Parvez (DIG) – Kishanganj
- Sushil Kumar (DIG) – Sheohar
- Rashid Zaman (DIG) – Sitamarhi
- Anil Kumar (DIG) – Saharsa, Supaul
- Jayantkant (DIG) – Katihar
- Rajendra Kumar Bhil (DIG) – Madhepura
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