LUCKNOW, May 11 -- In an administrative reshuffle, inspector general (IG) of Lucknow range Upendra Kumar Agarwal, Prayagraj commissioner of police (CP) Tarun Gaba and Kanpur range deputy inspector general Harish Chandra were among 11 senior IPS officers transferred on Sunday.

Senior officials at the UP Police headquarters confirmed that Agarwal was replaced by Gaba. The surprising move came just five days after Agarwal was appointed as IG Lucknow on May 6. Agarwal has now been posted as IG of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Lucknow, while Gaba has been appointed as Lucknow range IG for the second time as he was on the same post before his appointment in Prayagraj as police commissioner.

IG of Kanpur police range Joginder Kumar ...