1. Manipur government reassigns Churachandpur SP Shivanand Surve in an official announcement.
2. Surve, the former SP, assumes the role of senior staff officer to the DGP, as per the order.
3. Additional SP Shaikh Mohd Zaib Zakir was appointed as the new SP for the Churachandpur district.
Imphal, April 16: The Manipur government has transferred Churachandpur Superintendent of Police Shivanand Surve, according to an official announcement on Tuesday.
Shivanand Surve, formerly the SP of Churachandpur, has been reassigned as the senior staff officer to the DGP, as per the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms’ order dated April 15.
In his place, Shaikh Mohd Zaib Zakir, the Additional SP (Law and Order) of Churachandpur district, has been appointed as the new SP of the district.
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The decision comes after Surve’s controversial suspension of head constable Siamlalpaul in February, who was allegedly seen with armed miscreants in a viral video.
The suspension led to unrest in Churachandpur district, resulting in two fatalities from firing by security forces.
Additionally, the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum demanded Surve’s departure from the district within 24 hours.
