India, March 19 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday transferred four IAS officers and one PCS officer, including the deputy commissioners of Ludhiana and Rupnagar districts, with immediate effect.

Himanshu Jain, deputy commissioner, Rupnagar, has been posted as the deputy commissioner of Ludhiana in place of Jitendra Jorwal.

Varjeet Walia, additional principal secretary to the chief minister and additional chief executive officer of the Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion, is the new deputy commissioner of Rupnagar.

Jorwal's transfer came a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal attended a number of events in Ludhiana.

Nirmal Ouseppachan, the additional deputy commissione...