LUCKNOW, June 1 -- Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajeev Krishna, 55, of the 1991 batch has been appointed the new state police chief. He is the fifth acting director general of police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh appointed in the last three years. With over four years of service left till June 2029, Krishna is one of the youngest IPS officers to head the state police force. He takes over from outgoing DGP Prashant Kumar who superannuated on Saturday. All speculation about Kumar's service extension was laid to rest after the state information department confirmed Krishna was finalised for the top post. He took charge late Saturday evening. According to an official communique, Rajeev Krishna will continue to hold charge of director general of Vigilance and director of UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board. He was one of the youngest to become an IPS officer at the age of 22. Before him, Sri Ram Arun (1963 batch) was the youngest IPS officer to become UP DGP in 1997 at the age of 57. Mukul Goel was the last full-fledged DGP in UP. He was removed from the post on May 11, 2022 following allegations of inaction and lack of interest in work. Along with Prashant Kumar, five more IPS officers superannuated on Saturday. They are: DG Prison PV Ramasastry (1989-batch IPS officer), Prashant Kumar's 1990 batchmate Sanjay M Tarade, who was DG Telecom, deputy inspector general (DIG) of Women and Child Security Organisation Kiran Yadav, DIG Vigilance Arvind Chaturvedi and DIG Personnel Tej Swaroop Singh.P3...