UP police chief Mukul Goel removed for 'neglecting work, disobeying orders'

Uttar Pradesh police chief Mukul Goel was on Wednesday removed from his post “for neglecting his work,” an official statement said. He has been made the Director General (DG) of the Civil Defence department, it added. The statement also said that Goel was removed from the post of DGP for neglecting official work and not taking interest in departmental work. Citing sources News18 said that the decision was taken by chief minister Yogi Adityanath after Goel allegedly disobeyed orders. Notably, he skipped a meeting chaired by CM over the law and order situation in UP last month. ADG, law and order, Prashant Kumar will now fill in for Goel till a new DGP is appointed by the government, News18 reported. Goel, a 1987 batch IPS officer, was appointed the Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) in June last year. A native of Muzaffarnagar, Goel is an engineering graduate from IIT Delhi. He had earlier worked as SP/SSP in Almora, Jalaun, Mainpuri, Hathras, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur and Meerut districts, NDTV reported. Goel was also posted in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the Border Security Force. He also served as the ADG Law and Order in UP under the Akhilesh Yadav government. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.