PATNA, June 19 -- In a major bureaucratic and police reshuffle, the Bihar government transferred 49 IAS and IPS officers late Thursday. Among notable changes are Bihar School Examination Committee (BSEB) chairman Anand Kishor, who recently figured in a controversy following the arrest of contractor Rishu Shree who allegedly named him among his contacts, and Kundan Kumar, a 2012 batch IAS officer, who will be the new district magistrate of Patna, replacing Thiyagarajan SM.

Overall, 11 district magistrates, 12 SPs, five city SPs and two rural SPs have been replaced.

Kishor, who held the post of BSEB chairman for a decade since June 2016, has been made additional chief secretary of the environment, forest and climate change department. His...