LUCKNOW – In a significant mid-week administrative move, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced the transfer and new postings of 27 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. The reshuffle, effective immediately, impacts several key districts and commissionerates, including Lucknow, Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida), and Varanasi.
The list includes a mix of senior officials and younger officers from the 2004 to 2022 batches, aimed at streamlining law enforcement and district administration across the state.
Key Leadership Changes
The reshuffle is headlined by the movement of several district police heads and senior superintendents:
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Chandra Prakash (2004): Transitions from IG, Training Directorate (Lucknow) to IG, Security (UP, Lucknow).
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Shakti Mohan Avasthy (2019): Moves from DCP, Gautam Buddh Nagar to SP, Maharajganj.
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Aditya Lange (2016): Currently SP, Chandauli, has been posted as SP, Firozabad.
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Elamaran G (2016): Transitions from SP, Mau to SSP, Etah.
Focus on Commissionerates and PAC
Several officers have been moved into pivotal roles within the state’s specialized units and city commissionerates:
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Prabal Pratap Singh (2014): Moves from SP, Mahoba to SP, Crime (DGP Headquarters, Lucknow).
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Vidyasagar Mishra (2015): Appointed as Commandant, 11th Battalion PAC, Sitapur.
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Dr. Deeksha Sharma (2017): Moves from SP, Hamirpur to DCP, Lucknow Police Commissionerate.
Full Transfer List at a Glance
| Sl. No. | Officer Name & Batch | Current Posting | New Posting |
| 1 | Chandra Prakash (2004) | IG, Training (Lucknow) | IG, Security (UP) |
| 2 | Rajesh Dwivedi (2013) | SP, Shahjahanpur | Commandant, 38th Bn PAC (Aligarh) |
| 3 | Shyam Narayan Singh (2013) | SSP, Etah | Commandant, SDRF (Lucknow) |
| 4 | Prabal Pratap Singh (2014) | SP, Mahoba | SP, Crime (DGP HQ, Lucknow) |
| 5 | Vidyasagar Mishra (2015) | SP, Rampur | Commandant, 11th Bn PAC (Sitapur) |
| 6 | Rajesh Kumar-II (2015) | SP, Kaushambi | Commandant, 44th Bn PAC (Meerut) |
| 7 | Aditya Lange (2016) | SP, Chandauli | SP, Firozabad |
| 8 | Amit Kumar Anand (2016) | SP, Amroha | DCP, Lucknow Commissionerate |
| 9 | Elamaran G (2016) | SP, Mau | SSP, Etah |
| 10 | Dr. Durgesh Kumar (2016) | SP, Jalaun | Commandant, 06 Bn SSF (Ayodhya) |
| 11 | Ram Nayan Singh (2016) | SP, Bahraich | Commandant, 49th Bn PAC (G.B. Nagar) |
| 12 | Saurabh Dixit (2017) | SP, Firozabad | SP, Shahjahanpur |
| 13 | Somendra Meena (2017) | SP, Maharajganj | SP, Rampur |
| 14 | Dr. Deeksha Sharma (2017) | SP, Hamirpur | DCP, Lucknow Commissionerate |
| 15 | Nipun Agarwal (2017) | DCP, Lucknow | Commandant, 09 Bn PAC (Moradabad) |
| 16 | Kamlesh Bahadur (2017) | Commandant, 49 Bn PAC | SP, Mau |
| 17 | Vishwajeet Srivastava (2017) | DCP, Lucknow | SP, Bahraich |
| 18 | Lakhan Singh Yadav (2018) | Commandant, 38 Bn PAC | SP, Amroha |
| 19 | Vinay Kumar Singh (2018) | SP, ATS (Lucknow) | SP, Jalaun |
| 20 | Shashank Singh (2019) | DCP, Lucknow | SP, Mahoba |
| 21 | Shakti Mohan Avasthy (2019) | DCP, G.B. Nagar | SP, Maharajganj |
| 22 | Akash Patel (2019) | Addl. DCP, Varanasi | SP, Chandauli |
| 23 | Satyanarayan Prajapat (2019) | SP (City), Muzaffarnagar | SP, Kaushambi |
| 24 | Mrigank Shekhar Pathak (2019) | SP (City), Aligarh | SP, Hamirpur |
| 25 | Aditya Bansal (2020) | SP (Rural), Muzaffarnagar | SP (City), Aligarh |
| 26 | Amrit Jain (2021) | SP (Rural), Aligarh | SP (City), Muzaffarnagar |
| 27 | Mahadik Akshay Sanjay (2022) | ACP, Agra | SP (Rural), Muzaffarnagar |
