LUCKNOW, June 29 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday transferred five senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including one director general (DG) and two additional director general (ADG) rank officers, authorities confirmed.

As per the list shared by UP Police headquarters, 1993-batch officer SB Shiradkar, who had been awaiting a fresh posting after being elevated to DG rank, was appointed as the director general of the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment & Promotion Board (UPPRPB). Shiradkar had been serving as ADG, Lucknow Zone, for the past several months. The charge of the UPPRPB was previously held as an additional responsibility by the current DGP, Rajeev Krishna.

Shiradkar has been given this charge ahead of an important...