Kolkata top cop transferred

KOLKATA: Rajeev Kumar, the Kolkata top cop, who was questioned by the CBI in connection with the Saradha and Rose Valley scam cases, was transferred Tuesday as Additional Director General (ADG) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Crime Investigation Department or CID. Rajeev Kumar was the police chief of Kolkata for three years and his transfer was due before the general elections scheduled in May, said sources.

Anuj Sharma, a 1991 batch IPS officer, has taken over from Rajeev Kumar as the new police chief of the city. Earlier, he was the Additional Director General (law and order) of West Bengal Police.

The change of guard in Kolkata Police comes just days after Rajeev Kumar returned from Shillong, after a five-day grilling by the CBI in chit fund scam - a case that he was overseeing as head of the special investigation team.