Olympic medallist Lalit Upadhyay made deputy superintendent in Uttar Pradesh police

LUCKNOW: Lalit Upadhyay, who was part of the Indian team that won bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, was appointed the officer on special duty, equivalent to deputy superintendent of police rank in Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier assured Upadhyay that he would given a job in the state government. ACS, home, Awanish Kumar Awasthi said that orders have been issued for the same.
Awasthi said that for Lalit Kumar, a non-cadre post of OSD has been created temporarily outside the purview of the UP Public Service Commission in Group ‘B’, equivalent to dySP.
Awasthi said that honouring players is the priority of the state government. Along with giving respect to the players by the state government, they have also started posting them in government service.
Senior police officers told TOI that Lalit will be one of the first to get the post of OSD. “His emoluments and payscale will be equal to an officer of dySP rank,” said an officer.