Inspector General rank IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre, RK Chaturvedi, who was set to retire on Thursday, got an extension of 3 months by the Central government.
Chaturvedi, who also remained as SSP of lucknow, seems to be first IPS officer, besides those who held the DGP post, including the present DG, Sulkhan Singh, who got extension.
Meanwhile, IPS officer Sonia Singh, would be relieved after her deputation to Uttar Pradesh ends on coming Saturday. Sources confirmed that Singh, who is an IPS officer of Nagaland cadre (2003 batch) , is on inter-state deputation to UP till December 2 and the Centre refused to give her further extension. Singh, is presently posted as DIG in Police Training School in Meerut.