Maharashtra home minister orders probe into fake transfer list of senior cops

Dilip Walse Patil

A week after the police took cognisance of a fake order that said five state service officers were promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), home minister Dilip Walse Patil has ordered an investigation, this time into the fake transfer list of senior cops.

The fake transfer list of 62 police officers of the rank of district superintendent and deputy commissioner was shared on social media and it went viral on Tuesday. Walse Patil told media persons that the list was fake. "The government doesn't have any such proposal. The circulation of a fake document is a mischief. I have already asked the police department to probe the matter," he said on Wednesday. The circulation of the fake transfer list is not the sole incident.

Six months ago, a similar attempt was made by circulating a fake list of transferred officers. Representation pic

Six months ago, a similar attempt was made by circulating a fake list of transferred officers. Ideally, the transfer orders are officially issued by the home department after due process. Generally, mass transfers are done ahead of the summer to facilitate the relocation of the officers with families and children.

Last week, five state service officers were surprised when an order elevating them to the IAS was put up on social media. Apparently forged, the order said that the officers, who are working as additional collectors, have been promoted to the IAS and posted in specific offices. The state government has filed a complaint in this regard.