Yogi government transfers 15 IPS officers

Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has clamped down on police officers who have allegedly failed to control law and order in their respective districts. These include 15 IPS officers, whose orders related to the transfer and posting have been issued. As per the transfer and posting orders issued last Saturday night, Kanpur SSP Dinesh Kumar Prabhu has been shifted to Jhansi, while there has been no change in his post. Significantly, the transfer took place in the wake of the killing of eight police officers and the kidnapping and murder of a lab technician in Bikaru village on the night of 2-3 July.
Prabhu’s tenure in Kanpur was full of controversies and in most cases the role of the police was questionable. Gangster Vikas Dubey’s encounter on July 10 and the ransom money paid for the release of a lab technician made the role of the police in question.
Till now posted as DIG of Aligarh Range, Preetinder Singh will now be the new DIG / SSP of Kanpur.
Amethi’s SP Khyati Garg has been transferred to Lucknow Police Commissionerate as DCP (Central), while DCP Central Dinesh Singh will be the new SP of Amethi.
After a dispute with her neighbors over a drain, a woman died in Lucknow last week, after which Garg made headlines. The woman claimed that the police did not take action on her complaints.
In another incident, the father of an army soldier was killed by miscreants on 21 July. The police initiated action and arrested five accused after a video clip went viral. In the viral video, the army soldier was seen sticking to his father’s blood-soaked body.
Ayodhya SSP Ashish Tiwari has been shifted ahead of the Bhoomipujan ceremony for the new Ram temple to be held on 5 August.
Tiwari has been sent to Jhansi district as SP (Railways).
At the same time, DIG Deepak Kumar of Chitrakoot Dham range has been posted as DIG / SSP of Ayodhya.
Inspector General (Traffic) Deepak Ratan has been made the new IG of Aligarh range. Pradeep Kumar, who served as the SP of Jhansi, has been appointed as the SP of the Economics Offices Branch in Varanasi.
Sathya Narayan has been made the new DIG of Chitrakoot Dham Range.
Jalaun’s SP Satish Kumar has been posted as the Commandant of the State Disaster Response Force, while Yashveer Singh will now be the new SP of Jalaun.
Lakhimpur SP Poonam has been appointed Commandant of Provincial Armed Constabulary 15th Battalion, Agra, while Satendra Kumar will be the new SP of Lakhimpur.
Ashutosh Kumar, DIG, Basti Range, has been attached to PAC Headquarters at the same post, while Anil Rai, who has been working as DIG of PAC, has been made the new DIG of Basti Range.