Gyanendra Pratap Singh | |
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Director General of Central Reserve Police Force | |
Assumed office 30 January 2025 | |
Preceded by | Anish Dayal Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | Aligarh,Uttar Pradesh,India | 8 November 1967
Occupation | IPS officer |
Profession | Civil servant |
Gyanendra Pratap Singh also known as GP Singh (born 8 November 1967) is a 1991- batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Assam-Meghalaya cadre who served as the Director General of Assam Police from 2023-2025. On 30 January 2025 he took charge as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force of India. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Singh was born on 8 November 1967 in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh,India. His daughter is a Delhi-cadre IPS officer who is currently posted as ACP of Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. His other daughter,Aradhita Singh is a Rajya Sabha Secretariat. [5] [6]
Singh previously served as the Director General of Police in Assam,where he played a key role in maintaining law and order.[ according to whom? ] He has also worked with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as an Inspector General,handling major investigations,[ which? ][ where? ] and has experience with the Special Protection Group (SPG),providing security to former Prime Ministers. [7] [ better source needed ]