Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Sports Authority Names Gandhinagar Director as IPS Reshuffle Looms
Prashant Singh has received a new job leading a Sports Authority of India centre in Gandhinagar.
He will manage sports-related work in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
He has worked on Khelo India and helped prepare Indian teams for major competitions.
Raju Bhargava, a senior police officer, retired on Monday.
He had earlier been transferred to become Rajkot’s police commissioner after a fire killed 27 people in May 2024.
Piyush Patel will temporarily handle Bhargava’s former Armed Units responsibilities.
Officials may soon move other police officers because some senior posts are vacant.
Prashant Singh has been appointed Regional Director of SAI’s Gandhinagar regional centre.
Singh will oversee Sports Authority of India operations in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
He previously implemented Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports schemes in both states.
Raju Bhargava retired as Director General of Police, Armed Units, after serving as Rajkot police commissioner.
Piyush Patel will take additional charge of Armed Units as a possible IPS reshuffle approaches.
- Who
- Prashant Singh, Raju Bhargava and Piyush Patel are the principal officials mentioned.
- What
- Singh was appointed Regional Director of the Sports Authority of India’s Gandhinagar centre, while Bhargava retired and Patel took additional charge of Armed Units.
- When
- Bhargava retired on Monday; the timing of Singh’s appointment was not specified. The Rajkot fire occurred in May 2024.
- Where
- The sports appointment is based in Gandhinagar and covers Gujarat and Rajasthan. Bhargava had served in Rajkot.
- Why
- Singh will oversee SAI operations in two states; Patel assumed additional duties after Bhargava’s retirement, amid possible police reshuffling and vacant senior posts.
- New sports appointment
- Prashant Singh was appointed Regional Director of the Sports Authority of India’s Gandhinagar regional centre.
- Regional responsibility
- Singh will handle SAI operations in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
- Earlier sports work
- He was associated with Khelo India and prepared Indian teams for the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Paris Olympics.
- Previous posting
- Before the new assignment, Singh was posted in Gandhinagar implementing Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports schemes in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
- Police retirement
- Raju Bhargava, a 1995-batch IPS officer, retired as Director General of Police, Armed Units.
- Additional charge
- Piyush Patel, Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, will also hold charge of Armed Units.
- Potential reshuffle
- Sources cited in the report said an IPS reshuffle could occur soon because the Surat police chief’s post is vacant.