Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh Assigns New Roles To Four Senior IPS Officers
Madhya Pradesh has given new duties to four senior police officers.
Chanchal Shekhar will lead the Sports and Youth Welfare Department.
Anshuman Yadav will also oversee police intelligence and cyber work.
Anil Kumar will continue working on women’s safety and take charge of AJAK.
D. Srinivas Verma will keep his current duties and receive two more security assignments.
These officers will manage several specialized police units.
Officials said the changes should help departments work together more smoothly.
They also said the changes are intended to strengthen intelligence, cyber security and industrial security.
Chanchal Shekhar has been appointed Director of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department until further orders.
Anshuman Yadav has received additional charges for Intelligence and Cyber responsibilities.
Anil Kumar will retain Women Safety duties and take charge of AJAK.
D. Srinivas Verma has received additional charges for Special Armed Force and State Industrial Security Force.
The changes aim to improve coordination, intelligence gathering, cyber security and industrial security across Madhya Pradesh.
- Who
- Four senior Indian Police Service officers: Chanchal Shekhar, Anshuman Yadav, Anil Kumar and D. Srinivas Verma.
- What
- The Madhya Pradesh Home Department transferred officers and assigned them additional responsibilities.
- When
- Saturday; the orders took effect until further orders where specified.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, with the order issued from Bhopal.
- Why
- To streamline coordination among specialized police units and the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, and strengthen intelligence, cyber security and industrial security.
- Issuing department
- Madhya Pradesh Home Department
- Officers affected
- Four senior Indian Police Service officers
- Chanchal Shekhar
- Appointed Director of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department
- Anshuman Yadav
- Assigned additional charges of Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) and Additional Director General of Police (Cyber)
- Anil Kumar
- Continues as Special Director General of Police (Women Safety) and takes additional charge of Special Director General of Police (AJAK)
- D. Srinivas Verma
- Receives additional charges of Additional Director General of Police (Special Armed Force) and Additional Director General of Police (State Industrial Security Force)
- Stated objective
- Improved coordination, intelligence gathering, cyber security operations and industrial security arrangements