LUCKNOW, Feb. 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday ordered the transfer of five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, assigning them to key positions at the police headquarters, Special Task Force (STF), Anti-Corruption Organisation and field units. The reshuffle is seen as part of an ongoing exercise to streamline policing and improve operational efficiency across the state.

According to the transfer order, IPS Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasiya (2009 batch) has been moved from the Anti-Corruption Organisation, Lucknow, where he was serving as deputy inspector general (DIG), to the post of DIG (Establishment) at the Police Headquarters under the director general of police (DGP), UP.

IPS Bhule Sushil Chandra (2012 batch) has been elevated...