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Shamsher Singh is Vadodara metropolis police chief

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IPS officer Shamsher Singh has been appointed the Commissioner of Police, Vadodara metropolis, by an order of the Gujarat authorities’s Home Department on Friday.
RB Brahmbhatt, who was the police commissioner of Vadodara metropolis until now, has been appointed on the vacant ex-cadre publish of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Enquiries by the notification order.
The notification order launched by Pankaj Kumar, extra chief secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Home Department states, “Dr Shamsher Singh, IPS (Gujarat Batch 1991) ADGP (Technical Services and State Crime Recrords Bureau) Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed on cadre post of commissioner of police Vadodara city vice RB Brahmbhatt, IPS transferred. RB Brahmbhatt IPS (Gujarat Batch 1995) has been transferred and appointed on vacant ex cadre post of ADGP (enquiries) by relieving Brajesh Kumar Jha IPS from additional charge. Bhrahmbhatt will hold additional charge of ADGP (Human Rights) by relieving IPS officer Vinod Kumar Mall of additional charge (sic).”
Shamsher Singh, 56, a local of Haryana, holds a PhD in Management from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and is a Gujarat IPS officer of 1991. He was the ADGP of Crime Investigation Department (CID) Crime until 2020 till he was transferred as ADGP Technical Services just lately.
The notification order additional states, “IPS officer Raju Bhargava who is presently waiting for posting on his repatriation from central deputation is granted ADGP grade and appointed on the vacant cadre post of ADGP (Armed Units) Gandhinagar by relieving Prafull Kumar Roushan IPS from additional charge(sic).”