MHA asks various states to relieve IPS officers for central deputation

The ministry of Union Home Affairs (MHA) has requested various states to relieve 13 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) to be posted in various central agencies. These agencies are facing acute crisis of IPS officers and IB and CBI are no exception. The union Ministry has, in a communication to Gujarat Government requested to relieve 7 high-ranking officers of Gujarat cadre. The officers, who featured in the list include V. Chandrashekar, IGP of Surat range, Achal Tyagi of Mehsana, Praveen Meena, SP of Anand, Amit Vasava, SP of Ahmedabad, Ajit Rajian, DCP of Ahmedabad cyber cell, Sunil Joshi, SP of ATS and Shweta Shrimali, SP of Ahmedabad Central Jail. The MHA has already approached other states to relieve six more IPS officers with a similar request.