UP reshuffle: 24 IPS officers transferred, SSPs-SPs changed in 11 districts

In a major administrative move, the Uttar Pradesh government has carried out a 24 IPS officer transfer, signalling a wide-ranging reshuffle in the state police hierarchy.

Among the key changes, recently promoted Director General-rank officer Sujeet Pandey (IPS:1994:UP) has been posted as Director General of Police, Fire and Emergency Services, headquarters Lucknow. He was earlier serving as ADGP, Lucknow Zone. Meanwhile, Praveen Kumar (IPS:2001:UP), who was heading the Ayodhya Range as Inspector General, has been promoted and appointed as ADGP, Lucknow Zone.

The reshuffle has also led to the transfer of Senior Superintendents of Police and Superintendents of Police in 11 key districts—Jaunpur, Kheri, Sultanpur, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Mirzapur, Raebareli, Pilibhit, Amethi, Saharanpur and Basti—signalling a wider administrative recalibration at the district policing level. The 24 IPS officer transfer is seen as an effort to streamline field command and strengthen administrative coordination across regions.

Officers transferred and their new postings:

1. Sujeet Pandey (IPS:1994:UP) – ADGP, Lucknow Zone → DGP, Fire & Emergency Services, Lucknow
2. Praveen Kumar (IPS:2001:UP) – IG, Ayodhya Range → ADGP, Lucknow Zone
3. Katarpu Sunil Emmanuel (IPS:2003:UP) – IGP, EOW → IGP/GSO to DGP, UP
4. Vinod Kumar Singh (IPS:2007:UP) – Joint CP, Kanpur → IGP, Dr B.R. Ambedkar Police Academy, Moradabad
5. Alok Priyadarshi (IPS-SPS:2011) – Addl CP, Ghaziabad → Addl CP, Varanasi
6. Raj Karan Nayyar (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SSP, Gorakhpur → Addl CP, Ghaziabad
7. Somen Barma (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SP, Mirzapur → DIG, Ayodhya Range
8. Sankalp Sharma (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SP, Kheri → Joint CP, Kanpur
9. Vipin Tada (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SSP, Meerut → Joint CP, Kanpur
10. Abhishek Yadav (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SP, Pilibhit → DIG, ATS, Lucknow
11. Ashish Tiwari (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SSP, Saharanpur → DIG, Technical Services, Lucknow
12. Pratap Gopendra Yadav (IPS:2012:UP) – DIG/SP, PTC Moradabad → DIG, PHQ, Lucknow
13. Kunwar Anupam Singh (IPS:2013:UP) – SP, Sultanpur → SSP, Jaunpur
14. Khyati Garg (IPS:2013:UP) – Commandant, 9th PAC Moradabad → SP, Kheri
15. Yashveer Singh (IPS:2013:UP) – SP, Raebareli → SP, Basti
16. Charu Nigam (IPS:2014:UP) – Commandant, 47th PAC Ghaziabad → SP, Sultanpur
17. Abhinandan (IPS:2014:UP) – SP, Basti → SSP, Saharanpur
18. Dr Kaustubh (IPS:2015:UP) – SSP, Jaunpur → SSP, Gorakhpur
19. Avinash Pandey (IPS:2015:UP) – Commandant, 1st SSF Lucknow → SSP, Meerut
20. Aparna Rajat Kaushik (IPS:2015:UP) – SP, Amethi → SP, Mirzapur
21. Ravi Kumar – Commandant, 11th PAC Sitapur → SP, Raebareli
22. Sukirti Madhav (IPS:2015:UP) – SP, Regional Intelligence Agra → SP, Pilibhit
23. Saravanan T (IPS:2019:UP) – Addl DCP, Varanasi → SP, Amethi
24. Anukriti Sharma (IPS:2020:UP) – Addl SP, Sambhal → Addl DCP, Gautam Buddh Nagar