Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred two senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in a minor administrative reshuffle, assigning new responsibilities in the Kanpur Nagar and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) Police Commissionerates.
According to the transfer order issued on Tuesday, IPS officer Sankalp Sharma, who was serving as Joint Commissioner of Police in the Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate, has been transferred to Gautam Buddha Nagar and appointed as its new Joint Commissioner of Police.
Meanwhile, IPS officer Santosh Kumar Mishra, who was posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Police Training School (PTS), Jalaun, has been appointed Joint Commissioner of Police in the Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate.
Sankalp Sharma Appointed Joint Commissioner of Police in Noida
Sankalp Sharma, a 2012-batch IPS officer, will take charge as Joint Commissioner of Police in the Gautam Buddha Nagar Police Commissionerate. He was previously serving in the same capacity in Kanpur Nagar.
The post had fallen vacant following the retirement of Joint Commissioner of Police Rajiv Narayan Mishra on October 31. Sharma’s appointment fills the vacancy in the Noida police commissionerate.
Sharma is known for his strict working style and prompt action. During his policing career, he has drawn public attention for his proactive interventions. A video showing him jumping over a road divider while pursuing troublemakers had also gone viral on social media.
Read also: UP IPS Transfer: 2 Senior IPS Officers Get New Postings, Ashok Kumar Singh Named DG Civil Defence
IIT Roorkee Graduate, Sankalp Sharma Joined IPS in 2012
Sankalp Sharma has an academic background in engineering and studied at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee before choosing a career in the civil services.
Since joining the IPS in 2012, he has served in various districts and held several important assignments in Uttar Pradesh. He will now take up his new responsibility in Gautam Buddha Nagar, where he will oversee policing-related duties as Joint Commissioner of Police.
Santosh Kumar Mishra Posted to Kanpur Nagar
IPS officer Santosh Kumar Mishra has been transferred from his position as DIG, Police Training School, Jalaun, and appointed Joint Commissioner of Police in the Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate.
With these two appointments, the Uttar Pradesh government has changed the leadership responsibilities at the Joint Commissioner of Police level in both Kanpur Nagar and Gautam Buddha Nagar.
