Senior IPS officer D K Thakur appointed as Lucknow police commissioner

In a major reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government appointed senior IPS officer Dhruva Kant Thakur as the new police commissioner of Lucknow, replacing Sujit Pandey. The order for Thakur's appointment was issued late on Tuesday night. Additional Director General (ADG) of Police Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) D K Thakur has been appointed as the police commissioner of Lucknow, while Sujit Pandey has been made the ADG, Arms Training Centre, Sitapur, the government said in a statement.

In a major reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government appointed senior IPS officer Dhruva Kant Thakur as the new police commissioner of Lucknow, replacing Sujit Pandey. The order for Thakur's appointment was issued late on Tuesday night.

Additional Director General (ADG) of Police Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) D K Thakur has been appointed as the police commissioner of Lucknow, while Sujit Pandey has been made the ADG, Arms Training Centre, Sitapur, the government said in a statement. J K Goswami, who was in waiting, has been made the IG ATS, while Raj Kumar, another officer in waiting, has been made the ADG (Personnel) at UP DGP headquarters in Lucknow.