Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government late Thursday evening transferred nine IPS officers, including the police chiefs of seven districts, in a major police reshuffle.
The transfers affect several important districts, including Barabanki, Gonda, Sultanpur, Meerut, Sambhal, Bijnor, Jhansi, Balrampur and Hardoi.
Among the prominent changes, Vikas Chandra Tripathi, who was serving as the police chief of Barabanki, has been transferred to Sambhal. Gonda SP Vineet Jaiswal has been shifted to Sultanpur, while Meerut SSP Avinash Pandey has been attached to Police Headquarters.
The reshuffle also brings new police chiefs to Meerut, Bijnor, Gonda, Jhansi and Balrampur.
Vikas Chandra Tripathi Gets Sambhal
IPS Tripathi, who was serving as the police chief of Barabanki, has been transferred and assigned the command of Sambhal.
He belongs to the 2000 batch of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Police Service (PPS), and was officially inducted into the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre under the Select List 2025
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While, Sambhal’s current SP, Mr Krishan Kumar (K K) Bishnoi, an IPS officer of 2018 batch, has been transferred and appointed as the police chief of Bijnor.
Gonda SP Vineet Jaiswal Shifted to Sultanpur
2014 batch IPS officer Jaiswal, who was serving as Gonda police chief, has been transferred to Sultanpur.
Jaiswal will now take charge of the Sultanpur police administration as part of the latest round of district-level postings.
Charu Nigam Moved to UP-112
2014 batch IPS officer Charu Nigam, who was previously holding a district police chief position, has been moved from field duty.
She has now been appointed Superintendent of Police, UP-112, the state’s emergency response service.
Her new assignment shifts her from district policing to a specialised statewide policing and emergency response role.
Meerut SSP Avinash Pandey Attached to Police Headquarters
A significant change has been made in Meerut, where Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey, an IPS officer of 2015 batch, has been attached to Police Headquarters.
Mr Pandey’s removal from the district comes as part of the broader reshuffle involving several district police chiefs.
Meanwhile, BBGTS Murthy, also 2015 batch IPS officer, who was previously posted in Jhansi, has been appointed as the new police chief of Meerut.
New Police Chiefs for Gonda, Bijnor and Jhansi
The reshuffle has also resulted in changes at the top of the police administration in several other districts.
Bijnor SP Abhishek Jha (2015 batch) has been transferred to Gonda, where he will take charge as the district police chief.
Similarly, 2017 batch IPS officer Vikas Kumar, who was posted in Balrampur, has been appointed SSP of Jhansi.
Martand Prakash Singh Gets Balrampur
Mr Singh, who was previously posted in Hardoi, has been appointed as the police chief of Balrampur.
He belongs to the 2000 batch of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Police Service (PPS), and was cleared for induction into the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre via a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) review.
The posting completes another significant change in the district-level police leadership under the latest reshuffle.
Seven District Police Chiefs Among Nine Officers Transferred
The latest order covers nine IPS officers, with district police leadership changes forming the core of the reshuffle.
The major postings include:
- Vikas Chandra Tripathi: Barabanki to Sambhal
- Vineet Jaiswal: Gonda to Sultanpur
- Charu Nigam: Field posting to SP, UP-112
- Avinash Pandey: Meerut SSP to Police Headquarters
- BBGTS Murthy: Jhansi to Meerut
- Abhishek: Bijnor to Gonda
- Vikas Kumar: Balrampur to SSP, Jhansi
- Krishan Kumar: Sambhal to Bijnor
- Martand Prakash Singh: Hardoi to Balrampur
The latest reshuffle brings fresh leadership to several districts while also moving some officers from field assignments to specialised or headquarters responsibilities.
