The Bengal government under the BJP executed the biggest reshuffle after coming to power as it transferred 179 IPS and WBPS officers across the state on Monday, including within the Kolkata Police commissionerate.

Rajesh Kumar Yadav and Gaurav Sharma were appointed IGPs in the state STF(Special Task Force), while former Bidhannagar police commissioner Murlidhar Sharma was posted as IGP, Intelligence Branch.

Of the 179, 151 were IPS officers, and the rest were West Bengal Police Service (WBPS) officers, according to a notification.

Kunal Aggarwal will be the new additional commissioner, crime, in Kolkata Police, while Mukesh has been made the new IGP, Armed Police, Kolkata.

Syed Waquar Raza will take charge as the police commissioner of Siliguri, while Joy Biswas has been posted as the IGP, Railways in the state, the notification issued by the state's home and hill affairs department said.

Surya Pratap Yadav will be the joint commissioner, traffic, in the Kolkata Police commissionerate, while Saumya Roy will be the senior superintendent, enforcement branch of the state police.

In several deputy commissioner rank postings in Kolkata Police, Ishani Paul will be DC south west division, Sayak Das the DC North, Praween Prakash DC central division, Shiba Prasad Patra DC, Bhangar division, K U Ganpat the DC, SSD, Y S Jagannathrao the DC, Detective Department, and Subimal Paul DC ESD, the notification said.

Chandra Sekhar Bardham will be SP of Diamond Harbour police district, while K Sunny Raj will be SP, Purulia, the notification said.