Mumbai, April 21: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recently undergone significant administrative changes at its Jalandhar regional office. This comes on the heels of a raid conducted by the ED team at properties linked to Punjab MP Ashok Kumar Mittal. The recent transfers of numerous officials have impacted the office’s operations.
Reports indicate that typically, annual transfers involve the relocation of only two or three officials from a station. However, this time, a total of 13 officials from various ranks have been transferred from the Jalandhar office. Notably, some of these officials had only assumed their roles a year ago. Such sudden and large-scale transfers are considered unusual.
Officials have noted that there are still several new officers yet to take charge in Jalandhar. Consequently, the office is currently experiencing a staff shortage, which may slow down investigations and other administrative tasks.
Previously, the senior-most officer at the Jalandhar ED office, Joint Director Ravi Tiwari, was transferred to Chennai. This occurred around the same time summons were issued to former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and his son Rajinder Singh. Following Tiwari’s departure, Dinesh Puruchuri took on additional responsibilities in Jalandhar, although he primarily operates from Delhi. Several transfers had also taken place by the end of March.
According to sources, multiple Assistant Directors have been transferred to various cities, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Jammu. New officials have been assigned to Jalandhar from Chandigarh, Jammu, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Additionally, five enforcement officers have been relocated to different locations, with some replacements made and a new staff member assuming duties at the office.
A senior official mentioned that it could take 20 to 30 days for the reorganized team to stabilize and resume investigations at full capacity. They described the scale of these transfers as unusual, emphasizing that such extensive changes are not common.
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