In a reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh government transferred four senior IPS officers. Raghubir Lal, a 1997-batch officer decorated with two Presidential Gallantry Medals, has been appointed the new police commissioner of Kanpur Nagar. He replaces Akhil Kumar, who has been sent on central deputation. Lal was serving as Additional director general (security).
The outgoing Kanpur police commissioner Akhil Kumar has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Digital India Corporation (DIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). He will serve in the rank and pay scale of an additional secretary to the Government of India.
Director general (cyber crime) Binod Kumar Singh has been given additional charge of the CID, while inspector general (Lucknow range) Tarun Gauba will now oversee both the Lucknow range and the security wing. Dipesh Juneja, who earlier held dual portfolios as DGP (prosecution) and DGP (CID), will continue as DGP (prosecution), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
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