Lucknow, Sept. 22 -- Days after a major bureaucratic overhaul on September 20 involving 35 IPS and 34 IAS officers, the Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday carried out another administrative reshuffle, transferring 18 IPS officers ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.

The Uttar Pradesh government transferred and reassigned 18 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across crucial operational arms, including the Special Security Force (SSF), Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), and regional intelligence units.

According to the official order issued by the state administration, the officers previously attached to the Director General of Police (DGP) headquarters, commissionerates, and specialised wings...