UP DGP Rajeev Krishna swings into action, transfers 3 top IPS officers immediately after taking charge

Rajiv Krishna has come into action as soon as he took over as DGP of Uttar Pradesh. Three IPS officers were transferred in one go. Read more on Dynamite News

Lucknow: DGP Rajeev Krishna has come into action as soon as he took over as the Uttar Pradesh Police Chief. On the third day of his appointment as the Director General of Police, he transferred three senior IPS (Indian Police Service) officers.

According to the Dynamite News correspondent, the three IPS officers who have been transferred include two officers of the 1992 batch and one officer of the 1991 batch.

Additional charge to IPS PC Meena

Under these new transfers, IPS PC Meena has been given additional charge of Director General of Prison Administration and Correctional Services along with the current post of Director General of Police CMD.

Additional charge of UP 112 to Neera Rawat

Along with this, IPS Neera Rawat has been given additional charge of UP 112 along with the Director General of Police EOW.

IPS Neera Rawat was till now posted as newly promoted Director General of Police/Bandhya Waiting.

New responsibility to IPS Ashutosh Pandey

IPS Ashutosh Pandey has been given the responsibility of Director General of Police Telecom. Till now he was working as the newly promoted Director General of Police/Bandhy Waiting.

It is believed that in order to make the law and order of Uttar Pradesh stronger, many more IPS officers may be transferred in the coming days.

Who is Rajeev Krishna?

Rajeev Krishna is a senior IPS officer of UP cadre of 1991 batch. He is currently posted as DG in UP Police and was working as DG Vigilance.

He was in news as SSP in Agra in 2004. As Agra SSP, he had launched a special campaign against criminals. Rajeev Krishna had taken effective action against the kidnapping gangs active in the ravines.

On 7 August 2007, he was promoted to the post of DIG. On 9 November 2010, he was promoted as IG. Rajeev was made ADG on 1 January 2016. After this, he was promoted to the post of DG on 1 February last month.

Rajeev Krishna was born on 20 June 1969. He hails from Lucknow, the capital of UP. He studied Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication. After graduation, he passed the Civil Services Examination of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 1991 and was selected as an IPS officer.