Election Commission Halts Transfer of 5 IPS Officers from 15
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EC Puts 5 IPS Officer Transfers on Hold Amid Bengal Elections
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News18•19-03-2026, 17:45
EC Puts 5 IPS Officer Transfers on Hold Amid Bengal Elections
•Election Commission of India (EC) has kept in abeyance its decision to depute five IPS officers from West Bengal to other states as police observers.
•The poll panel had initially issued a notification for the transfer of 15 IPS officers, including Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Muralidhar Sharma and Siliguri Police Commissioner Syed Waqar Raza.
•Within 24 hours, the EC revised its decision for five officers, while the remaining 10 will proceed as scheduled.
•Officers whose deputation is on hold include Muralidhar Sharma, Syed Waqar Raza, Amandeep, Akash Magharia, and Praveen Kumar Tripathi.
•The decision is part of routine administrative adjustments for effective deployment of observers.
