Shimla, Oct. 28 -- In his seventh transfer of the year, deputy inspector general (DIG) Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi was appointed managing director of the Himachal Pradesh General Industries Corporation Ltd. (HPGIC) on Tuesday. Gandhi, a 2012-batch officer promoted to the IPS from the state police service, succeeds Bhupender Kumar, HPAS (2009), who has been relieved of the charge. Gandhi moves to HPGIC from his previous assignment as managing director of the Himachal Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation in Kangra. Prior to that, he was attached with the department of personnel. Once considered close to chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Gandhi faces two FIRs registered within 24 hours of each other over alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure as superintendent of police (SP), Shimla, between 2023 and February 7, 2026. The first FIR was registered on October 21 following a complaint by a police constable alleging non-reimbursement of Rs.1.87 lakh (with related claims citing up to Rs.2.35 lakh) spent on official arrangements, along with allegations of cheating and forgery. The second FIR (October 22) involves audit findings alleging the unauthorised diversion of Rs.14.07 lakh in field establishment funds-meant for repairing constables' quarters and police posts at Rampur and Shoghi-to renovate Gandhi's official residence in Shimla without sanctioned approvals. Gandhi has denied all charges, terming the cases a witch-hunt. Promoted to the rank of DIG in January 2026, he was transferred from SP, Shimla, and appointed managing director of Milkfed on February 9, but directed to report to the department of personnel instead of joining. On March 24, he was appointed DIG, traffic, tourist, and railways. He refused to comment on the transfers. Regarding the FIRs, he said, "Requisite procedures were not followed while registering cases, so the fairness of the probe is highly questionable."...