The Yogi administration has appointed the 1980-batch IPS officer Sulkhan Singh, who was DG (Training), as new DGP. But Singh is likely to have a brief stint as the state police head as his superannuation is due in September. He has replaced Javeed Ahmed, a 1984-batch IPS officer, who has been shifted as the DG of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), a senior Home department official in Lucknow announced. During the recent assembly polls, the BJP had petitioned the Election Commission to remove Ahmed, alleging that he was working at the behest of the then Samajwadi Party government. In total, 12 IPS officers have been reshuffled. ADG (Law and Order) Daljit Singh Chowdhury and ADG Economic Offence Wing (EOW) and Logistics Aditya Mishra have swapped places. DG (Intelligence) Jawahar Lal Tripathi has been made DG (Prosecution) and DG (Homeguards) Alok Prasad has been given the additional charge of Training. Surya Kumar has been relieved from the post of DG (Prosecution) and will continue as DG police recruitment and promotion board. ADG (Security) Bhavesh Kumar Singh has been made ADG (Intelligence), ADG Police Training School Sitapur Vijay Kumar has been made ADG (Security) while Alok Singh, who was on wait list has been made IG PAC (Eastern zone). IG Sanjay Singhal has been made IG PAC (Central zone). IG Women Powerline Navneet Sikera has been relieved from the charge of PAC (Central zone) but will continue with her other posts. Earlier in the day, the state government also transferred 7 IAS officers including some divisional commissioners. Principal Secretary, Science, and Technology, Himanshu Kumar, who was transferred as Divisional Commissioner Devipatan division will remain in his post, while CEO, UP Rural Road Development Authority, SVS Ranga Rao will be new Divisional Commissioner of Devipatan division. Among the others transferred included DM Jhansi Ajay Kumar Shukla, who will be Divisional Commissioner Chitrakoot division, and Secretary Khadi Anurag Yadav, who has been sent to Institutional Finance Department in the same capacity. Noida Metro Rail Corporation MD Santosh Kumar Yadav has been put on the waitlist while Investment Commissioner Amit Mohan Prasad has been given Yadav's charge. The state government had on last Tuesday shunted out tainted Vice Chairman of Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) Satyendra Singh while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle in