UP govt sends panels for change in police chief of Lucknow

Lucknow, Mar 7(UNI) Uttar Pradesh government has sent a panel of four names to the Election Commission for selecting the new senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lucknow.

According to sources, present SSP Rajiv Krishan would be shifted out of the post as Lucknow his home district and under the EC rules no official related to the election duty can work in his home town.

The panel of four names sent to the EC comprises of Deepesh Juneja, Jyoti Narayan, V K Singh and Braj Bhushan Sharma.

Sources said the EC will select the news incumbent ''very soon''.

The state government will also send a panel of names to replace DIG Agra and Meerut. The commission wanted to shift the DIGs following some complaints against them.

UNI