In one of the biggest reshuffles at the grassroots level, the Chandigarh Police on Tuesday night transferred 21 inspectors, including 10 of the total 16 Station House Officers (SHOs), in a move aimed at infusing new leadership and strengthening field policing.As per an official order issued by SP (PEB), Headquarters & EOW, Manjeet, a copy of which is with The Tribune, the large-scale rejig is intended to give a fresh push to policing at the police station level. The SHOs of IT Park and Sector-34 police stations — listed at serial numbers 7 and 15 — have been shifted to Police Lines.The reshuffle comes in the wake of heightened security concerns, including the grenade blast outside the Punjab BJP office in Sector 37 on April 1 and three back-to-back shootouts reported earlier within a week. Police have, however, solved all these cases with the arrest of the accused involved.According to the order, Inspector Ram Dayal shifted from SHO/PS-39 to Inspector/Admin, IRB,Inspector Kulvir Kaur moved from I/C AHTU to I/C AHTU & additional charge of I/C CRU,Inspector Shadi Lal transferred from deputation/PS-Vigilance to SHO/PS-34,Inspector Asha Sharma moved from SHO/WPS-17 to I/C PCC with additional charge of I/C High Court Monitoring Cell,Inspector Ram Rattan shifted from RI Lines & additional charge of I/C PO & Summon Cell/High Court Monitoring Cell to SHO/PS-26,Inspector Rajiv Kumar transferred from SHO/PS-31 to SHO/PS-39,Inspector Usha Rani moved from SHO/PS-IT Park to Police Lines,Inspector Mini shifted from SHO/PS-Sarangpur to SHO/PS-IT Park,Inspector Hari Om Sharma transferred from SHO/PS-MJ to SHO/PS-31,Inspector Rohit Kumar moved from SHO/PS-17 to TrafficInspector Ashok Kumar shifted from Inspector/Admin IRBn to SHO/PS-SRP,Inspector Eram Rizvi transferred from PHQ to SHO/WPS-17,Inspector Gyan Singh moved from SHO/PS-26 to CIDInspector Daya Ram shifted from CDI/RTC to CDI/RTC with additional charge of RI Lines,Inspector Satinder Kumar transferred from SHO/PS-34 to Police Lines,Inspector Tirath Singh (on promotion) posted from PS-MM to A/SHO PS-Manimajra,Inspector Sudhir Kumar (on promotion) moved from Photo Section to PS-Crime,Inspector Sudesh Kumar (on promotion) transferred from I/C PP-22 to SHO/PS-17,Inspector Baljeet Singh (on promotion) shifted from Reader to SDPO/Central to PHQ,Inspector Jaskaran Singh (on promotion) moved from PP-SBT-17 to SHO/PS-MJ, andInspector Harbhajan Singh (on promotion) posted from MOB Branch to I/C PO & Summon Staff with additional charge of I/C MOB Branch.Senior officers said several of the SHOs had been shifted recently as well, underlining a sustained effort to revamp policing at the cutting edge.Speaking to The Tribune, Chandigarh DGP Sagar Preet Hooda said the reshuffle was guided by the need for professionalism and public trust. “Clean image and professionalism have been the criteria. I have tried my best to give field assignments to the best officers from the available lot,” he said.He added that the objective was to enhance accountability and responsiveness at the police station level. “We want sharper ground policing, quicker response and better connect with citizens. These changes are part of a continuous process to strengthen law and order,” the DGP said.Officials indicated that the sweeping changes are aimed at boosting efficiency and ensuring that experienced officers are placed where they are most needed, especially in view of recent incidents that tested the city’s policing apparatus.