Bengal: Senior IPS officer Ajey Mukund Ranade elevated to DGP rank

Kolkata, June 4 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Ajey Mukund Ranade was promoted to the rank of DGP and appointed Director General and Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), West Bengal, an official said on Thursday.

Ranade, a 1995-batch IPS officer, was serving as Additional Director General and Inspector General of Police (ADG & IGP), Law and Order, before being elevated to the state’s highest police rank.

“The governor is pleased to appoint Shri Ajey Mukund Ranade, IPS (RR:1995), posted as ADG & IGP, Law and Order, West Bengal, to the rank of Director General of Police on promotion as Director General & Inspector General of Police, Law and Order, West Bengal,” the notification issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department said.

The order stated

that the appointment would take effect retrospectively from May 1, 2026, and remain in force until further orders.

Incidentally, Ranade is regarded as one of the senior-most police officers in the state and has been overseeing law and order responsibilities in the state in his previous role as ADG & IGP. PTI SCH MNB