Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shalabh Mathur said that a new Crime Branch team will be formed soon.
Sub-inspectors - Sunil Tiwari, Pradeep Singh and Akhilesh Gaur - have been transferred to district police lines along with 19 other officials from the Branch, he said.
For the last few days, theft, loot, murder and chain- snatching cases have increased significantly. There was also no progress or action taken on the pending cases, he said.