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Punjab Police Caps SHOs & Munshi Tenure to 3 Years

Jul. 18 Crime Comments

[Chd,Pb]Punjab Police Caps SHOs & Munshi Tenure to 3 Years
The Punjab Police has issued a new transfer policy which, among other things, caps the maximum tenure of SHOs and Munshis to three years.
Under this new policy, the tenure of an Station House Officer (SHO) and a Munshi at a police station has been capped to a maximum of three years, and that of constables and Head constables to five years,
Besides, it was decided that no SHO in-charge of a police station shall be posted in his home sub-division, he said.
The new transfer policy also provides that no upper or lower subordinate shall remain posted in the same district after registration of a criminal case against him/her in the district. In such cases,
Under the new policy, the minimum tenure of a SHO in-charge of a police station shall be one year, which can be extended up to three years by the SSP concerned or the commissioner of police by mentioning specific reasons.

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