Abhinav Kumar (police officer)

Abhinav Kumar IPS
Born	(1973-08-31) 31 August 1973 (age 51) [1] Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	The Doon School Mansfield College, Oxford
Police career
Country	India
Rank	Acting Director General of Police (2023-2024)
Batch	1996
Cadre	Uttarakhand
Awards	Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Service President's Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Service

Abhinav Kumar (born 31 August 1973) is an Indian Police Service officer and former acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttarakhand Police who served from December 2023 until November 2024. He served as acting DGP of the Himalayan state. ^{[2] [3]} He is the youngest appointed acting DGP in India at 50. ^[4]

Early life and education

Kumar was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and attended the all-boys boarding The Doon School in Dehradun. ^[5] He then read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at Mansfield College, Oxford in the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.^{[ citation needed ]}

Indian Police Service career

Kumar joined the Indian Police Service in 1996. Before becoming the acting DGP of Uttarakhand, Kumar served as Additional Director General of Police (ADG) in Uttarakhand as well as the Special Principal Secretary to Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. ^[6]

Awards

• Police Medal for Meritorious Service 2012 ^[7]
• President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service 2022 ^[8]

References

1. "IPS : Query Result(s)". dtf.in. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
2. "Abhinav Kumar named 12th DGP of Uttarakhand". 30 November 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
3. "कौन हैं IPS अभिनव कुमार, जो बनेंगे उत्तराखंड के अगले DGP". DNA Hindi.
4. Post, Garhwal (1 December 2023). "Abhinav Kumar: From a journalist to top police officer of U'khand | Garhwal Post" . Retrieved 17 September 2024.
5. Post, Garhwal (29 November 2023). "Abhinav Kumar to be state's Acting DGP from 1 Dec | Garhwal Post".
6. https://policeworld.businessworld.in/article/Ace-IPS-officer-Abhinav-Kumar-is-the-new-DGP-of-Uttarakhand-Police-/01-12-2023-500665/
7. "Uttar Pradesh Police | OfficerProfile". uppolice.gov.in.
8. https://knowindia.india.gov.in/assets/doc/distinguished2022.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}