The Director General of Police (DGP) is the highest-ranking police officer in Indian states and union territories. The DGP is appointed by the cabinet and holds a three-star rank. The DGP is responsible for overseeing the entire police force and law enforcement activities within their respective jurisdiction. This position holds significant authority and plays a crucial role in maintaining law and order,implementing crime prevention strategies,and ensuring public safety. The DGP is usually appointed by the state government and works closely with other law enforcement agencies and government officials to uphold the rule of law and protect citizens' rights.
Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service officers which are Group A officers of the cadre and all State Police Services officers of and above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. All are arranged in a hierarchical order.
The Uttar Pradesh Police,is the primary law enforcement agency within the Uttar Pradesh state of India. Established in 1863 as the Office of the Inspector General of Police,United Provinces under the Police Act,1861.
The State Police Services (SPS) is an umbrella term for police services under different state governments in India. In India,police is a state subject and each state has its own police service. For example,Maharashtra Police Service (MPS) for Maharashtra Police or Provincial Police Service (PPS) for Uttar Pradesh Police. Its counterpart in the central government is the Indian Police Service (IPS),which is a higher civil service. Recruitments are done through the respective state's Public Service Commission (PSC).
C. Sylendra Babu is an Indian Police Service Officer who served as the Director General of Police and Head of Police Force,Tamil Nadu Police. He retired on June 30,2023 and was succeeded by Shankar Jiwal,IPS.
The Mizoram Police Force is the law enforcing agency of the state of Mizoram,India.
The Manipur Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Manipur in India.
Haji Irfan Solanki is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh,affiliated with the Samajwadi Party. He is the member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sisamau Kanpur Nagar. He belongs to the Teli community.
Om Prakash Galhotra is an Indian Police Service officer of the 1985 batch belonging to Rajasthan cadre. He served as the Director General of Police of Rajasthan from December 2017 to December 2018. As of December 2018,he is serving as the Director General of Home Guard in Rajasthan. His transfer in 2018 was allegedly in violation of the directions of the Supreme Court of India.
Archana Ramasundaram,also spelt as Archana Ramasundram,is a retired Indian police officer who was a member of Tamil Nadu Police. She served in the Indian Police Service (IPS) for 37 years until her retirement in 2018 and was the first woman police officer of India to lead a central paramilitary force. Her husband Ramasundaram served as a senior state IAS officer in the state of Tamil Nadu until 2011.
Munaganahalli Narayanaswamy Dinesh is an Indian Police Service officer from Karnataka who currently serving as Additional Director General of Police - Crime.
Usha Sharma is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who is former Chief Secretary Government of Rajasthan.She is the second woman to hold this post,after Smt. Kushal Singh. Sharma is CP Joshi( former Speaker,Rajasthan Legislative Assembly) sister-in-law.
Sunil Kumar Singh is an Indian politician and former IPS officer He is currently serving as Education Minister of Bihar. He is elected as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Bhore. He also served as SSP for Patna district for more than 6 years from 1997. In 2020 he retired as the Director General-cum-Managing Director,Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation,after that he joined Janata Dal (United),political party. He did MA in History form St Stephen's College New Delhi in 1984.
Ashok Kumar is a retired 1989 batch Indian Police Service officer of the Uttarakhand cadre,who served as the 11th Director General of Uttarakhand Police and was succeeded by Abhinav Kumar 1996 batch Indian Police Service officer.He was appointed as Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Sports University of Haryana on 28 February 2024 and served there till 1 March 2027.
The Lucknow Police Commissionerate is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Lucknow,the capital of Uttar Pradesh,India. It is a police unit of Uttar Pradesh Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation in Lucknow district.
Manoj Malaviya is a 1986 batch Indian Police Service officer who is currently the State Police Advisor (SPA),West Bengal,an ex-cadre post equivalent to DGP rank. Before this he served as the Director General of West Bengal Police from August 2021 to December 2023. He has held several important positions in his career,including Additional Commissioner of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security in Delhi,and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Kolkata Police. He was promoted to the rank of Director General in 2017 and held the post till 2023.
Arun Kumar Sinha (1963-2023) was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Kerala cadre,known for his service as the Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG) India.
Sangaram Jangid,also known as S.R. Jangid,is a retired 1985 batch IPS Officer. He is a former Director General of Police of Tamil Nadu. He is known for conducting Operation Bawaria,for which he was awarded the President's Police Medal.
Utkal Ranjan Sahoo is an Indian Police Service officer of 1988 batch of Rajasthan cadre. He is current Director General of Police (DGP) of Rajasthan. He previously held position of Director General (DG) Home Guards. He started his career as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Jodhpur East in 1991. He is recipient of President’s Police Medal (2017) and Police Medal (2005).
