Before elections: Meghalaya govt transfers district officials, SPs

Shillong: In a major reshuffle ahead of the assembly elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday transferred 2 IAS officers and 10 senior district police officers, according to a notification.

East Khasi Hills District Deputy Commissioner Isawanda Laloo has been transferred and replaced by SC Sadhu. District SP Sylvester Nongtynger has also been replaced by Dr Raghavendra Kumar.
West Khasi Hills SP Herbert G. Lyngdoh has been transferred as SP of Anti-Infiltration Directorate while SP (City) Vivek Syiem has been posted as Assistant Inspector General (Law and Order).

The state assembly elections are scheduled to be held this year. The elections were last held on February 27, 2018.
Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited (MePDCL) Chief Security Officer Nangkiew K Syiem has been transferred as Assistant Inspector General of Police (retd) and Darwin M Sangma as the new SP, West Khasi Hills, the notification said. has been set.

Fire Services SP Spill Thamar has been transferred as Chief Security Officer, MPDCL, while SP Anti-Infiltration Directorate Ringrang TG Momin has been posted as SP (City), Shillong.
Pherbak Singh Marwein, Assistant Commandant, 1st MLP Battalion, Mawiong has been transferred to the existing post as Sub Divisional Police Officer, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills.

Pynhunlang Manik Syiem, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Security Wing), Special Branch, Shillong, has been posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sohra, East Khasi Hills against the existing vacancy.