Uttar Pradesh gets new ADG again, Anand Kumar replaces Aditya Mishra

NEW DELHI: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has changed the second senior-most police officer in the state twice in the last three months. Aditya Mishra, who was appointed as the Additional Directer General ( Law and Order) in April has been replaced on Tuesday, with senior IPS officer Anand Kumar, who was serving in Meerut.

Mishra had replaced Daljeet Chaudhary as the ADG (Law and Order) in April after Yogi Adityanath took over as the chief minister. Mishra has now been posted as ADG (Administration). The new CM has been facing flak for deteriorating law and order in the state. Total of 40 IPS officers have been transferred on Tuesday.

Prominent among those transferred are Dr Surya Kumar, Chairman of Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, he becomes DG (Homeguard), Lucknow while Virendra Kumar DG (Anti- Corruption Bureau), Lucknow will take charge from Surya Kumar. Among others, Mahendra Modi, who was DG (Training) will become DG (Technical Services).

Among the ADGs, ADG (Law and Order) Aditya Mishra, who becomes ADG (Personnel) replacing P C Meena, who will join as ADG (Police Housing Corporation), an official release said.

ADG (Traffic) Lucknow, Prashant Kumar goes to Meerut as a Zonal ADG, replacing Anand Kumar who becomes the new ADG (Law and Order) in Lucknow.


*With PTI inputs