LUCKNOW, Jan. 8 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday carried out a major reshuffle in the police administration, transferring 20 senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar and Prayagraj police commissionerates saw key postings and leadership changes.

Senior home department officials said the reshuffle, involving officers of the rank of additional director general of police (ADG), inspector general (IG) and deputy inspector general (DIG), was aimed at strengthening urban policing, improving coordination between specialised wings and ensuring administrative efficiency under the commissionerate system.

In the Lucknow police commissionerate IG Aparna Kumar (RR-2002) was appointed joint commissioner of police ...