LUCKNOW, Sept. 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 16 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including police chiefs of 10 districts. The superintendents of police (SP) of districts changed included Hardoi, Azamgarh, Kushinagar, Aligarh, Deoria, Sonbhadra, Unnao, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar Nagar and Auraiya.

Azamgarh SP Hemraj Meena, Kushinagar SP Santosh Mishra, and Deoria SP Vikrant Veer have been attached to the police headquarters. A senior police official said Hemraj Meena faced complaints from locals, while Vikrant Veer faced complaints from political leaders. SP, Railway, Agra, Abhishek Verma has been made Sonbhadra SP.

Hemraj Meena has been replaced by Anil Kumar, who was posted as SP Pratapgarh, as SP Azamgarh, ...