LUCKNOW, July 28 -- In a major reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred 15 IPS officers, including police commissioners of Lucknow and Prayagraj.

Lucknow police commissioner Amrendra Kumar Sengar has been appointed director general (DG), intelligence, with additional charge of DG, security, while 2001-batch IPS officer and ADG, security, Tarun Gauba, has been appointed new commissioner of police (CP) of Lucknow.

Sengar, a 1995-batch IPS officer, was promoted as DG from ADG after Sujeet Pandey, DG fire services, was sent on central deputation. In another key posting, Piyush Mordia, who was serving as additional director general, Varanasi zone, will be the new commissioner of police, Prayagraj.

Outgoing Prayagraj po...