Over 2,000 Police Transfers Planned Ahead of UP Elections

Key points

• The transfers will affect personnel who have been stationed in the same district for over three years.
• More than 20 IPS officers are also expected to be included in the transfer list.
• The police headquarters has requested deployment records from all police commissionerates and districts.
• The Election Commission's guidelines mandate the transfer of personnel with complaints of bias against political parties.
• A screening committee may be formed to facilitate the transfer process.