In a major reshuffle in the police department, as many as 12 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers were transferred in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The Superintendents of Police (SPs) of several districts including Muzaffarnagar, Bahraich, Rae Bareli, Siddharthnagar, Firozabad and a few others have been changed.
Here's the late-night reshuffle list:
- Dev Ranjan Verma has been appointed as the Superintendent of Police (Railways) from SP of Lucknow.
- Abhishek Singh has been made the SP of Muzaffarnagar, from Additional Superintendent of Police (ATS).
- Sanjeev Suman has been appointed as the SSP of Aligarh, from the SP of Muzaffarnagar.
- Vrinda Shukla has been appointed as the SP of Bahraich, from the SP of Chitrakoot.
- Prashant Verma was given the charge of SP (Railways), Lucknow, from the SP of Bahraich.
List of IPS officers transferred.
Some other changes
Meanwhile, Aparna Rajat has been removed from the position of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Police Commissionerate, Lucknow, and appointed as the Superintendent of Police, Kasganj. Meanwhile, Abhishek Kumar Agrawal has been made the Superintendent of Police, Raebareli, from the position of Police Superintendent, Siddharthanagar. Prachi Singh has been appointed as the Superintendent of Police, Siddharthanagar, from the position of Police Superintendent, Shravasti. Additionally, Saurabh Dixit has been relieved of the duty of Police Superintendent, Kasganj, and assigned the responsibility of Police Superintendent, Firozabad. IPS Alok Priyadarshi has been appointed as the Police Superintendent, Badaun, replacing Police Superintendent, Raebareli.
SP, Law and Order (Headquarters) changed
Additionally, Arun Kumar Singh has been relieved of the position of Police Superintendent, Law and Order, Headquarters, Police Directorate General, and assigned the responsibility of SP of Chitrakoot. Furthermore, IPS Ghanshyam, whose name appears at the end of this list, has been given the responsibility of SP, Shravasti, after being removed from the position of Police Superintendent, Establishment (Legal and Policy), Headquarters, Police Directorate General.
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