Lucknow, October 7 (TNA) The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 20 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in a major reshuffle of the state police department. The transfer order includes changes in the postings of several district police chiefs and senior officers.
According to the transfer list, Yashveer Singh, currently posted as Superintendent of Police (SP), Basti, has been transferred as SP, Jaunpur. Kunwar Anupam Singh, SP, Jaunpur, has been posted as SP, Police Headquarters, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
Bharti Singh, currently serving as Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Lucknow Police Commissionerate, has been appointed SP, Barabanki. Sanjay Kumar, Senior SP, Muzaffarnagar, has been transferred as Commandant of the 4th Battalion of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Prayagraj.
The government has also appointed Ambarish Rai, SP, Ballia, as SP, Basti, while Kamal Chandra Bahadur has been shifted from SP, Mainpuri, to SP, Lok Shikayat, Police Headquarters, Lucknow. Other key transfers include Irfan Raza, who has been posted as SP, Ballia, and Arvind Vijayvarniya, who has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Lucknow Police Commissionerate.
Swas Kumar Mishra, currently Commandant of the 4th Battalion PAC, Prayagraj, has been appointed SP, Mainpuri. Vinay Kumar Singh has been transferred from SP, Jalaun, to SP, Ghazipur. The list also includes postings of recently promoted IPS officers. Alok Raj Narayan has been appointed Additional SP, Mathura, while Purnendu Singh has been posted as SP, Baghpat. Manu Parik, currently SP, City, Bareilly, has been transferred as SP, City, Azamgarh.
The reshuffle is expected to strengthen police administration and improve law-and-order management across the state. The transfer list contains details of the officers’ previous and new postings.