Lucknow: In a significant administrative reshuffle aimed at strengthening law enforcement and ensuring better utilization of officers’ experience, the DGP Headquarters on Friday issued orders transferring 48 UP PPS (Provincial Police Service) officers, including 18 of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) rank, across various districts and police units in Uttar Pradesh.
Key Highlights of the Transfers–
- Rahul Srivastava, senior PPS officer, has been reinstated as Public Relations Officer (PRO) at the DGP Headquarters, a role in which he had previously earned acclaim for his impactful public communication and strong social media presence.
- Subodh Kumar Srivastava, earlier with Lucknow Police Commissionerate, has been transferred to the 35th Bahini PAC, Lucknow.
- Mamta Rani Chaudhary, serving in Varanasi Commissionerate, has been posted to Lucknow Commissionerate, while Manisha Singh from Lucknow Commissionerate moves to Noida Commissionerate.
Strategic Postings for Enhanced Administrative Balance–
The reshuffle includes the following key movements-
- Akhilesh Bhadauria from Firozabad ASP Rural to Amroha
- Rajiv Kumar Singh II from Amroha to ASP City, Mathura
- Prabhat Kumar Pratham, ASP LIU, Bareilly to Police Headquarters
- Dr. Arvind Kumar, ASP City Mathura, to ASP Rural, Jhansi
- Gopinath Soni, ASP Rural Jhansi, to Bareilly LIU
More Notable Transfers:
- Rajesh Kumar Srivastava from Kanpur Commissionerate to ASP North, Sambhal
- Ranjan Singh to Varanasi Commissionerate
- Dr. Rajeev Kumar Singh, earlier in Agra Commissionerate, now ASP LIU, Meerut
- Ram Arj posted as ASP LIU, Ayodhya, now awaiting posting
- Dr. Praveen Ranjan Singh, earlier in Sitapur, to Noida Commissionerate
Changes Across the State-
Several other officers have been posted to key positions in cities like Barabanki, Shravasti, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Muzaffarnagar, and Mathura, among others.
- Durgesh Kumar Singh, formerly ASP Pratapgarh, is now ASP South, Sitapur
- Shailendra Lal, ASP City Azamgarh, to ASP Pratapgarh
- Vishal Pandey to ASP Crime, Muzaffarnagar
- Amita Singh to Agra Commissionerate
- Kapil Dev Singh to Kanpur Commissionerate
- Manoj Kumar Pandey to Varanasi Commissionerate
- Namrata Srivastava from Balrampur to Varanasi Commissionerate
Senior officials noted that such transfers are routine yet critical for efficient policing and delivering responsive governance.
