MHA transfer of Chandigarh DGP to BSF raises questions

Outgoing Chandigarh DGP Surendra Singh Yadav, who was appointed as deputy inspector general (DIG) in the Border Security Force (BSF) may now end up reporting to officers nearly a decade junior to him, people familiar with the matter pointed out, adding that this was rare in police circles.

- Naina Mishra

CHANDIGARH:

The ministry of home affairs issued transfer orders on April 1.

Yadav, a 1997 batch Indian Police Service officer who holds the position of additional director general of police in his parent cadre, AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories) will now serve two ranks below his current position as a DIG in BSF.

The people cited above added that this is two ranks lower than his current position and arises from the fact that the 1997 batch officer has not been empanelled as an Inspector General (IG) at the Centre, thus making him ineligible for appointment as an IG in central armed police forces and central police organisations.