MP Home Dept reshuffles 62 IPS officers in sweeping state-wide transfer
Synopsis
The Madhya Pradesh Home Department issued late-night orders on 3 May transferring 62 IPS officers — from Special DGP level down to DCP — in one of the state's largest single-day police reshuffles this year, touching nearly every major district and range.
Key Takeaways
The Madhya Pradesh Home Department transferred 62 IPS officers in orders issued late on Saturday, 3 May .
Ravi Kumar Gupta appointed Special DGP Training and Director, Police Academy Bhouri, Bhopal .
Transfers span ranks from Special DGP to DCP , covering headquarters, ranges, and district postings.
Key cities affected include Bhopal , Indore , Gwalior , Rewa , Jabalpur , and over 20 districts .
Aditya Mishra given additional charge of Hawk Force, Balaghat ; Rahul Deshmukh posted as aide to the Governor .
The Madhya Pradesh Home Department on Saturday night, 3 May issued orders transferring and posting 62 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across senior ranks, ranges, districts, and headquarters positions, in one of the most extensive police administration overhauls the state has seen this year. The reshuffle affects officers from the rank of Special Director General of Police (DGP) down to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Superintendent of Police (SP) levels.
Senior-Level Appointments
Ravi Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Special DGP Training and Director of the Police Academy, Bhouri, Bhopal. Rajababu Singh takes charge as ADGP Rail, Bhopal. D.P. Gupta will oversee a wide portfolio covering community policing, RTI, public service guarantee, cooperative fraud, police manual, R&D, and police reforms. Solomon Yash Kumar Minz has been assigned complaints, human rights, and welfare accounts.
DIG-Level Transfers and Postings
Amit Singh moves to DIG Armed Force, Indore Range, while Awadhesh Kumar Goswami is posted as DIG at police headquarters, Bhopal. Amit Sanghi has been transferred to DIG Home GuaSDERF, Bhopal. Virendra Kumar Singh becomes DIG Narmadapuram Range, and Prashant Khare returns to police headquarters. Manish Kumar Agrawal is posted as DIG police headquarters, Bhopal. Manoj Kumar Rai, Riaz Iqbal, Rahul Kumar Lodha, and Simala Prasad have also been shifted to DIG posts at headquarters.
At the range and additional commissioner level, Asit Yadav moves to Gwalior Range; Vivek Singh to Shahdol Range; Shailendra Singh Chauhan to Additional Commissioner (Law and Order), Bhopal; Kumar Prateek to DIG Narcotics, Indore; Shiv Dayal to headquarters; Mayank Awasthi to Additional Commissioner, Indore; and Arvind Tiwari to Commandant, 34th Battalion, Dhar.
District-Level Postings
A large number of SP and DCP appointments have been made across the state. Suraj Kumar Verma has been posted as SP Bhind; Yangchen Dolkar Bhutia as SP Shivpuri; Gurukaran Singh as SP Rewa; Aman Singh Rathore as DCP Indore; Anurag Sujania as SP Sagar; Sachin Sharma as SP Dhar; Vikas Kumar Sahwal as DCP Bhopal; Dharmraj Meena as SP Morena; Rajat Saklecha as SP Chhatarpur; Agam Jain as SP Khandwa; and Devendra Kumar Patidar as SP Jhabua, among others.
Further appointments include Pankaj Kumar Pandey as SP Rural Bhopal; Rajendra Kumar Verma as SP Rural Indore; Vikrant Murab as SP Anuppur; Surendra Kumar Jain as SP Mauganj; Ashish Khare as SP Dindori; Rajesh Raghuvanshi as SP Mandla; Mayur Khandelwal as SP Datia; Sonakshi Saxena as SP Sehore; Shiyaz KM as SP Singrauli; Anand Kaladgi as SP Damoh; Krishnalal Chandani as SP Seoni; Ayush Gupta, Adarshkant Shukla as DCP Bhopal; Narendra Rawat and Abhishek Ranjan as DCP Indore; and Rahul Deshmukh as aide to the Governor.
Additional Charges and Relieved Officers
Anil Kumar has been relieved of his additional charge of Accounts and Welfare, while Mohd. Shahid Absar has been freed from the additional charge of the Police Academy Bhouri. Aditya Mishra has been given additional charge of Hawk Force, Balaghat. Deepak Kumar Shukla has been posted as Commandant, 32nd Battalion, Ujjain, Moti Ur Rahman as Commandant, 9th Battalion, Rewa, and Shrutkirti Somvanshi as Commandant, 13th Battalion, Gwalior.
The late-night issuance of the orders — a common practice in large-scale state police reshuffles — signals the administration's intent for officers to assume their new charges at the earliest. The transfers are expected to recalibrate policing priorities across districts and ranges heading into the summer months.
Point of View
Large-scale police transfers ahead of or following politically sensitive periods often signal a recalibration of administrative priorities at the top. The breadth of this order — touching narcotics, armed forces, community policing, human rights, and district law-and-order simultaneously — suggests a deliberate restructuring rather than a routine rotation. Whether the new postings translate into measurable improvements in law enforcement outcomes, particularly in districts like Morena, Bhind, and Singrauli that have historically posed policing challenges, will be the real test of this reshuffle's intent.
NationPress
4 May 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
How many IPS officers were transferred in Madhya Pradesh on 3 May 2025?
The Madhya Pradesh Home Department transferred and posted 62 IPS officers in a single order issued late on Saturday night, 3 May 2025. The reshuffle covers ranks from Special DGP down to DCP and SP levels across the state.
Who has been appointed as Director of the Police Academy Bhouri, Bhopal?
Ravi Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Special DGP Training and Director of the Police Academy, Bhouri, Bhopal, as part of the sweeping reshuffle. He is among the most senior officers repositioned in the order.
Which districts are affected by the MP IPS transfer order?
The transfer order affects postings across more than 20 districts including Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Rewa, Jabalpur, Bhind, Morena, Sagar, Dhar, Khandwa, Datia, Sehore, Singrauli, Damoh, Seoni, Dindori, Mandla, Anuppur, Mauganj, and Jhabua, among others.
What is the significance of the late-night issuance of the transfer orders?
Transfer orders issued late at night typically signal urgency and an intent for officers to assume new charges immediately. In state police administration, such timing is often used to pre-empt lobbying or delays in relieving officers from their existing posts.
Who has been posted as aide to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
Rahul Deshmukh has been posted as aide to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh as part of the 3 May reshuffle order. This is one of the more notable individual postings in the transfer list.
