Punjab govt transfers 12 IPS officers; Rajesh Jaiswal is new ADG, Cyber Crime & Jails

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Sunday (August 16, 2026) issued transfer and posting orders for 12 IPS officers across the state. The notable changes include the appointment of Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal (IPS:1997:PB) as ADGP, Cyber Crime, SAS Nagar, with additional charge of ADGP, Jails, Chandigarh.

V Neeraja (IPS:1994:PB), who was serving as Special DGP, Cyber Crime, SAS Nagar, has been posted as Special DGP, NRI, SAS Nagar, in place of Jaiswal.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

1. V Neeraja (IPS:1994:PB), Special DGP, Cyber Crime, SAS Nagar, has been transferred and posted as Special DGP, NRI, SAS Nagar.
2. Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal (IPS:1997:PB), ADGP, NRI, SAS Nagar with additional charge of ADGP, Jails, Chandigarh, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Cyber Crime, Punjab, SAS Nagar with addition charge of ADGP, Jails, Chandigarh.
3. Nanak Singh (IPS:2011:PB), DIG, Ropar Range, Ropar, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Internal Vigilance Cell, with additional charge of DIG, Ropar Range, Ropar.
4. Vatsala Gupta (IPS:2016:PB), Commandant, 27th Battalion PAP, Jalandhar with addition charge of AIG ANTF, Ludhiana and AIG, ARP & SDRF, Jalandhar, has been transferred and posted as AIG Pers-II, Punjab, Chandigarh.
5. Pragya Jain (IPS:2017:PB), AIG Law & Order, Chandigarh, has been transferred and posted as AIG ANTF, Ludhiana Range, Ludhiana, with additional charge of AIG Internal Security, Ludhiana.
6. Arvind Meena (IPS:2020:PB), SP Hqrs., Ropar, has been transferred and posted as DCP Law & Order, Ludhiana.
7. Akarshi Jain (IPS:2020:PB), ADCP-I, Jalandhar, has been transferred and posted as DCP Hqrs., Amritsar.
8. Jasroop Kaur Batth (IPS:2020:PB), ADCP-III, Amritsar, has been transferred and posted as DCP Law & Order, Jalandhar.
9. Aditya S Warrier (IPS:2020:PB), SP Investigation, Amritsar Rural, has been transferred and posted as DCP City, Jalandhar.
10. Jayant Puri (IPS:2021:PB), ADCP Investigation, Jalandhar, has been transferred and posted as ADCP Investigation, Amritsar.
11. Ashok Meena (IPS:2022:PB), ASP SD North, Jalandhar, has been posted to look after the work of SP Investigation, Sri Muktsar Sahib.
12. Dharavath Sai Prakash (IPS:2022:PB), ASP Intelligence, Punjab, has been posted to look after the work of ADCP-III, Ludhiana.