The Madhya Pradesh Home Department on Friday, 6 November 2026, ordered postings and additional charges for five Indian Police Service officers, with Malay Jain, IPS (2017), temporarily appointed Superintendent of Police of Balaghat and given the additional charge of Commandant, Hawk Force, Balaghat.
Jain was serving as Assistant Inspector General at Police Headquarters, Bhopal. The Balaghat posting follows the recent transfer of the previous Balaghat SP to Dewas as SP. The order keeps specialised units under named senior charge, continuing a pattern seen in recent Madhya Pradesh IPS transfers that filled district SP posts.
Malay Jain takes Balaghat SP and Hawk Force
Under the Home Department order, Malay Jain will hold Balaghat SP duties on a temporary arrangement until further orders, alongside the additional Commandant charge for Hawk Force, Balaghat. The dual charge places district law-and-order leadership and the specialised Hawk Force unit under one officer in the district.
Additional charges for four senior officers
Sachin Kumar Atulkar, IPS (2007), Inspector General of Police, Chambal Zone, Morena, has been given the additional charge of Commandant, Special Armed Force (SAF), Gwalior, while continuing his present duties.
Pradeep Sharma, IPS (2014), Superintendent of Police, Ujjain, receives the additional charge of Commandant, 32nd Battalion SAF, Ujjain. Vahni Singh, IPS (2014), Superintendent of Police, Police Training College, Indore, gets the additional charge of Superintendent of Police, Narcotics, Mandsaur. Abhishek Anand, IPS (2018), is relieved of that additional Narcotics Mandsaur charge.
Nagendra Singh, IPS (2014), Commandant of the 25th Battalion SAF, Bhopal, has been assigned the additional charge of Superintendent of Police, Railways, Bhopal. Officers will handle the new responsibilities along with their existing postings, as directed in the order.
How the order fits recent Madhya Pradesh IPS moves
The Friday order is a focused five-officer realignment rather than a mass cadre shuffle. It follows earlier 2026 rounds, including a large Madhya Pradesh IPS reshuffle that moved officers across key posts, and sits beside other state police leadership news such as the resignation of IPS officer Anurag Sujania days after a transfer.
Earlier administrative cycles also reshaped traffic and electoral roles, including when the Madhya Pradesh government transferred nine IPS officers and when four IAS and ten IPS officers were moved in a combined cadre order.
Why the Balaghat and SAF charges matter
District SP postings and SAF or Hawk Force command charges affect policing continuity in districts and specialised armed units. Naming officers for Balaghat, SAF Gwalior, the 32nd Battalion SAF Ujjain, Narcotics Mandsaur and Railways Bhopal keeps those roles under clear additional or primary charge until further orders.
Featured image: Malay Jain, IPS, appointed Superintendent of Police, Balaghat, with additional charge as Commandant, Hawk Force, Balaghat. Photo: Navbharat Times (6 November 2026 collage; officer portrait cropped).