Special Task Force IGP Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam appointed as the new Additional Commissioner of Kolkata Police replacing Devendra Prakash Singh.
In the latest reshuffle on Saturday (September 26, 2026), the West Bengal government has transferred 23 Indian Police Service officers, including Special Task Force IGP Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam.
According to the notification issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department, Mr. Neelakantam was appointed as the new Additional Commissioner of Kolkata Police, replacing Devendra Prakash Singh. Mr. Singh was transferred as the Inspector General (IG) of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in North Bengal.
The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the IB, Bholanath Pandey, has now been given charge of the post of Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Kolkata. Surya Pratap Yadav, who was serving in the post, was appointed as the DIG of the IB.
Among others, Shankha Shubhra Chakraborty, the IG of the Home Guard, was appointed as the IG of the State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB); the DIG of Security, Sukhendu Heera, was shifted to Kolkata as Jt. CP of Traffic.
West Bengal Police Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd’s DIG Debarshi Dutta has been appointed Joint Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar.
The notification also brought changes in the detective and cyber wings of Kolkata Police.
Dhritiman Sarkar has been transferred as the superintendent of police, Malda CID, while Arish Bilal has been posted as SP of West Bengal CID.
Soumyadip Bhattacharya, currently the commanding officer of SAP 1st Battalion, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of police, Cyber-II, Kolkata.
Kolkata Enforcement Branch Deputy Commissioner Sparsha Nilangi has been transferred to the DCP, Detective Department, Kolkata.
Published – September 27, 2026 04:23 am IST
