Kolkata, July 14 -- West Bengal government on Tuesday transferred 28 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and five West Bengal Police Service (WBPS) officers.

This is the second major reshuffle in the state by the new Bharatiya Janata Party-government after it came to power in May this year. On June 8 the new government transferred at least 170 IPS and WBPS officers.

"In all 33 officers, including 28 IPS officers and five WBPS officers, have been transferred," said a senior police officer, adding that it was a routine transfer.

The list includes NR Babu, former director general of correctional homes, who has been made the director general (DG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) with additional charge of correctional homes. ...