Raipur, July 17 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Police Headquarters has appointed IPS officer Jayant Vaishnav as the new Superintendent of Police (SP) for the security of the Chief Minister, following the transfer of the incumbent, Harish Rathore, to Korea district.

According to an official order issued by Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Dev Gautam on July 16, Vaishnav, who is currently serving as Superintendent of Police (Security), Special Branch, Police Headquarters, Raipur, has been assigned the additional responsibility of SP, Chief Minister’s Security on a temporary basis until further orders.

The appointment follows an order issued by the Chhattisgarh government’s Home (Police) Department on July 10, under which Harish Rathore, an IPS officer who was serving as SP for the Chief Minister’s security, was transferred and posted as the Superintendent of Police, Korea district.

His transfer left the post vacant, prompting the police headquarters to make the new appointment.

The official order states that, in view of Rathore’s transfer, Jayant Vaishnav has been entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the security arrangements for the Chief Minister until further instructions are issued.

The order, signed by DGP Arun Dev Gautam, has been circulated to the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, the Principal Secretary of the Home Department, senior police officers, the Raipur Police Commissioner, all Range Inspectors General of Police, all Superintendents of Police in the state, and other concerned officials for information and necessary action.

Vaishnav has been serving in the Special Branch at the Police Headquarters in Raipur, where he has been handling security-related responsibilities. With his new assignment, he will now oversee the security apparatus for the Chief Minister, one of the state’s most sensitive policing assignments.

The latest administrative reshuffle ensures continuity in the Chief Minister’s security arrangements following the transfer of Harish Rathore to lead the Korea district police.

–IANS

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