In a major administrative shake-up, the Home Department of Madhya Pradesh issued transfer and posting orders for 65 state police service (SPS) officers on Saturday night. The reshuffle primarily targets Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and City Police Superintendents (CSPs) across major urban zones, alongside a heavy security reinforcement in the Naxal-affected Balaghat region.

According to the official directive released by the Police Headquarters (PHQ), key City Superintendant of Police (CSP) positions have been overhauled in tier-1 and tier-2 urban clusters, including Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, and Pithampur. Additionally, equivalent urban-cadre postings have been reshuffled across the metropolitan layouts of Bhopal and Indore.

Heavy Security Reinforcement in Balaghat

A major highlight of this administrative layout is the strategic deployment of 18 DSP-level officers into the specialized anti-Naxal unit, the Hawk Force, headquartered in Balaghat. These officers will assume operational charges as Assistant Commandants (सहायक सेनानी).

Hawk Force Deployment Roster (Assistant Commandants):

├── Core Tactical Team: Udit Mishra, Abhilash Kumar Bhalavi, Akash Amalkar

├── Operational Units: Ravi Soner, Umesh Prajapati, Ritesh Kumar Shiv

├── Field Leadership : Ravindra Singh Rathi, Ayush Kumar Alawa, Sachin Patel

└── Special Wings    : Kundan Mandlooi, Rahul Kumar Sayyam, Akshay Choudhary, 

                       Atul Kumar Soni, Aman Mishra, Rohit Rathore, Rakesh Arya

Alongside the specialized anti-guerilla combat wing postings, the state government has plugged crucial structural vacancies in the sub-divisional police architecture of Balaghat by appointing 4 new Sub-Divisional Officers of Police (SDOPs).

Sub-Divisional Policing Realignment (Balaghat):

├── Deepak Tomar       : SDOP Lanji (Balaghat)

├── Chandrashekhar Pande: SDOP Baihar (Balaghat)

└── Abhishek Gautam    : SDOP Paraswada (Balaghat)

The extensive restructuring is viewed by political circles as a tactical consolidation phase to enhance urban policing efficiency while ensuring experienced boots on the ground along the vulnerable interstate forest corridors.