Lucknow: Under Opposition fire on the law and order front, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh transferred 67 IPS officers on Wednesday.
The reshuffle comes against the backdrop of allegations that there has been spurt in crime after the new government took over in the state. In the ongoing session of the state Assembly, the Opposition has attacked the government on the law and order issue.
With the transfers, around 200 senior police officers have been shifted since the Adityanath government came to power in Uttar Pradesh in March.
Prominent among those transferred are ADG (Police Recruitment and Promotion Board) S N Sawat, who has been made ADG of the Allahabad zone.
Devashish Panda, principal home secretary and has replaced him with Mr Alok Kumar, who will now take charge of the home department. Mr Panda has been appointed resident commission in Delhi. Several SP to DIG rank officers have been transferred or freshly posted to several districts, including Allahabad, Bareilly, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Baghpat, Lalitpur, Maharajganj and Etah, in the reshuffle.
The exercise is an effort to revamp the police set-up as the chief minister has repeatedly emphasised his intention to curb crime. Mr Adityanath had on Tuesday said in the state Assembly that criminals will not enjoy any political patronage and strict action will be taken against them.
