{
  "id": 12593161,
  "title": "UP police reshuffle: 20 officers transferred, 10 districts get new chiefs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/up-police-reshuffle-20-officers-transferred-10-districts-get-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:25:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-police-reshuffle-20-officers-transferred-10-districts-get-new-chiefs-101791365138643.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh government conducted a substantial police officer reshuffle, resulting in the transfer of 20 officers and the appointment of new chiefs in 10 districts. These districts include Barabanki, Basti, Jaunpur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Mau, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Hapur, and Jalaun. The changes also impacted the Bareilly and Prayagraj police commissionerates, with the withdrawal of the additional charge of Additional Director General (ADG) of Crime from A Satish Ganesh.\n\nYashveer Singh, an IPS officer from the 2013 batch, was transferred from the position of Superintendent of Police (SP) in Basti to SP in Jaunpur. Kunwar Anupam Singh, also from the 2013 batch, took over as SP in Basti, previously serving as SP in the PAC Headquarters in Lucknow. Omveer Singh, from the 2014 batch, will assume the role of SP in Basti after being transferred from his post as SP in Ballia.\n\nIraj Raja, from the 2017 batch, was moved from SP in Ghazipur to SP in Ballia, while Vinay Kumar Singh, from the 2018 batch, was shifted from SP in Jalaun to SP in Ghazipur. Suresh Chandra Rawat, currently the SP/Additional SP in Mathura, was posted as SP in Jalaun. Sarvesh Kumar Mishra, from the 2018 batch, who served as commandant at the 4th Battalion PAC in Prayagraj, was appointed as SP in Mau, replacing Kamesh Bahadur, who was serving as SP in the Public Grievances division and DGP headquarters in Lucknow.\n\nKunwar Gyananjay Singh, from the 2016 batch, who served as SP in Hapur, was transferred to the DCP position in the Prayagraj Police Commissionerate. Madhuban Kumar Singh, from the 2017 batch, serving as SP/City SP in Azamgarh, was posted as SP in Hapur. Suraj Kumar Rai, from the 2018 batch, was transferred from the SP position in Baghpat to the SSP position in Muzaffarnagar, replacing Sanjay Kumar, who was posted as commandant at the 4th Battalion PAC in Prayagraj.\n\nPurnendu Singh, from the 2018 batch, who served as SP/Staff Officer to DGP, was posted as SP in Baghpat. Ravina Tyagi, from the 2014 batch, who served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in the Lucknow Police Commissionerate, was appointed as SP in Barabanki, replacing Arpit Vijayvargiya, who was transferred as DCP in the Lucknow Police Commissionerate.\n\nChirag Jain, from the 2020 batch, who served as SP in Rural Azamgarh, was posted as SP in City Bareilly, while Manush Pareek, also from the 2020 batch, was appointed as SP in Rural Azamgarh. Alok Raj Narayan, from the 2022 batch, who was serving as Additional SP in Hardoi, was posted as Additional SP in Mathura.\n\nAt the senior police level, A Satish Ganesh, from the 1996 batch, was relieved of the additional charge of ADG (Crime) and continued as ADG (Traffic and Road Safety) in Uttar Pradesh. Bhagwan Swaroop Srivastava, from the 1998 batch, who served as ADG (Technical Services), was given the additional charge of ADG Crime.",
  "summary": "The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred 20 police officers in a major reshuffle, changing the leadership of 10 districts",
  "key_points": [
    "20 UP police officers transferred",
    "10 districts receive new chiefs",
    "Bareilly, Prayagraj police commissionerates impacted"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}