The Election Commission of India on Saturday evening ordered the transfer of three IPS officers in areas where elections are scheduled in the third and fourth phases on April 6 and 10.
In place of Alipurduar SP Amitabha Maity, the name of Amit Kumar Singh has been proposed in the order issued by the poll panel. Singh was posted as special superintendent, intelligence branch.
The EC instructed two more changes in the police rank and file in Diamond Harbour and Chandannagar, which are scheduled to vote in the third and fourth phases, April 6 and 10, respectively.
Deputy commissioner (Chandannagar) Tathagata Basu and deputy superintendent of police Diamond Harbour Mithun De will both be replaced. The poll panel recommended Abhishek Modi in place of Basu and Shyamal Kumar Mandal in place of De. Modi was the deputy commissioner in Asansol under the Durgapur commisionerate. Not much is known about Mandal.
The order issued by the poll panel also stated that De should be kept “awaiting posting orders” while the other two transferred officers — Maity and Basu — should not be given postings related to any electoral duty.