Lucknow, May 1 -- Uttar Pradesh Police is heading towards a significant reshuffle at the senior level with multiple director general (DG)-rank posts lying vacant and more changes expected in the coming months due to upcoming retirements and pending promotions.

The latest instance is the retirement of DG Neera Rawat on Thursday, which has left the Economic Offences Wing and the state emergency response service 112 without a chief. Around the same time, additional director general (ADG) Alok Singh, who currently heads the Kanpur zone, has been promoted to the DG rank, further intensifying the need for fresh postings at the top.

Despite recent promotions, several senior officers are yet to be assigned DG-level responsibilities. In March, t...