Peeyush Pandey took charge as the Bengal director-general of police at the state police directorate in Bhabani Bhawan on Saturday afternoon. He has served as deputy commissioner (detective department) in Calcutta, superintendent of police (Burdwan district), deputy inspector-general (Midnapore Range), and inspector-general of police (correctional services). Charu Sharma, previously additional SP (headquarters) in Sundarbans, has been posted as deputy commissioner (south suburban division) in Kolkata Police. Special superintendent of the Intelligence Branch, Jaspreet Singh, has been posted as deputy commissioner (east division). Amit Verma, who was serving as deputy commissioner in the armed police of Kolkata Police, has been posted as deputy commissioner (eastern suburban division) of Kolkata Police.

Source: The Telegraph February 01, 2026 00:43 UTC