North India Statesman
In a sweeping administrative overhaul, the Uttar Pradesh government ordered the immediate transfer and reassignment of 20 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. The large-scale reshuffle impacts high-level headquarters posts and realigns law enforcement leadership across more than ten key districts. The orders, issued from Lucknow by the state home department, execute lateral shifts and elevate young field commanders to strengthen district policing, tighten law and order, and streamline operational accountability across western, central, and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
New Police Captains Assigned Across Key Districts
Under the revised deployment list, several major districts have received new police chiefs. IPS officer Raveena Tyagi, who previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in the Lucknow Police Commissionerate, has been appointed as the new Superintendent of Police (SP) for Barabanki. She replaces Arpit Vijayvargiya, who now takes over as DCP within the Lucknow Police Commissionerate. In western Uttar Pradesh, Suraj Kumar Rai has been moved from SP Baghpat to take charge as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Muzaffarnagar, replacing Sanjay Kumar, who has been posted to the PAC. Meanwhile, Purnendu Singh, who served as Staff Officer to the Director General of Police (DGP), has been posted as the new SP of Baghpat. In Hapur, Madhuban Kumar Singh steps in as the new district police chief, moving from his role as SP City in Azamgarh.
Lateral Shifts Reshuffle Law Enforcement Leadership in Purvanchal
The reshuffle triggered an extensive series of lateral appointments across eastern Uttar Pradesh. Yashveer Singh, who was heading the police force in Basti, has been transferred to serve as the SP of Jaunpur, replacing Kunwar Anupam Singh, who moves to PAC Headquarters in Lucknow. Ballia SP Omveer Singh has been transferred to take charge of Basti. In a corresponding move, Ghazipur SP Eeraj Raja has been reassigned to head the Ballia district police, while Jalaun SP Vinay Kumar Singh takes over as the police chief of Ghazipur. Additionally, Suresh Chandra Rawat, previously Additional SP in Mathura, has been elevated to SP Jalaun, and Sarvesh Kumar Mishra takes charge as the new SP of Mau.
Senior Level Restructuring at State Police Headquarters
Beyond district superintendents, the government also recalibrated responsibilities at the Additional Director General of Police (ADG) level in Lucknow. Senior 1996-batch IPS officer A. Satish Ganesh has been relieved of his additional charge of ADG Crime, continuing his focus as ADG Traffic and Road Safety. The crucial portfolio of ADG Crime has now been handed over as an additional charge to 1998-batch IPS officer Bhagwan S. Srivastava, alongside his primary posting as ADG Technical Services. The sweeping reshuffle is designed to inject fresh administrative energy into ground-level field enforcement while ensuring tight coordination between Lucknow headquarters and sensitive district commands.
