The Indian Police Service is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948,a year after India became independent from British Raj.
Director General of Police (DGP) is a rank in the Indian Police Service,held by the highest ranking police officer in a State or a Union Territory of India,typically heading the state or the UT police force. The DGP is appointed by the cabinet and holds a three-star rank.
The All India Services (AIS) comprises three civil services in India common to the centre and state governments,which includes the Indian Administrative Service (IAS),the Indian Police Service (IPS),and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Civil servants recruited through All India Services by the central government are assigned to different state government cadres. Some civil servants may,later in their career,also serve the centre on deputation. Officers of these three services comply to the All India Services Rules relating to pay,conduct,leave,various allowances etc.
The Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case is a criminal case in the Gujarat state after the death of Sohrabuddin Anwarhussain Sheikh on November 26,2005. A special CBI court acquitted all the 22 accused in the case in the alleged encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife.
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. It is headed by Director General of Police (DGP).
The Sixth Central Pay Commission was convened by the Union Cabinet of India on 5 October 2006. The Pay Commission was headed by B. N. Srikrishna. The other members of the Commission were Ravindra Dholakia,J. S. Mathur,and Member-Secretary Sushama Nath.
Maharashtra Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is headed by Director General of Police,Rajnish Seth (IPS),and headquartered in Mumbai,Maharashtra.
Shesh Paul Vaid also known as S. P. Vaid,is an Indian police officer and former Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu &Kashmir from 31 December 2016 till 6 September 2018.
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.
Ranjit Sinha was an Indian police officer and was the former Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He was the Director General of Police of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Director General of the Railway Protection Force before joining as the CBI Director in December 2012 for a two-year tenure. He has also served in senior positions in the CBI in Patna and Delhi.
R. Sreelekha is an officer in the Indian Police Service and the first Lady Officer of the IPS from Kerala,India. Sreelekha is also an author and now running a successful YouTube channel- “Sasneham Sreelekha”(With Love,Sreelekha) to share her experiences as a police officer. She has also served as managing director for public sector organisations in Kerala. During her tenure in the CBI,she earned the nickname of 'Raid Sreelekha'.
Dattatray "Datta" Padsalgikar is a senior Indian IPS officer of Maharashtra Cadre,who was,on 30 June 2018,named as the new Director General of Police of Maharashtra and succeeded Satish Mathur.
Jagmohan Yadav is a retired 1983 batch IPS officer belonging to Uttar Pradesh Cadre who has served as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police.
Rakesh Asthana is a retired Indian police office from the Indian Police Service (IPS). He was on the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI). In July 2021,he was appointed as Police Commissioner of Delhi. He retired on 31 July 2022 after an extension of 1 year.
Rajiv Mathur is a 1972 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre. He is a former Chief Information Commissioner of India. He served Uttar Pradesh Police since 1972 until becoming the Director of Intelligence Bureau. He also served as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau from January 2009 to December 2010.
Anuj Sharma is an officer of the Indian Police Service. He was the 40th and 42nd Commissioner of Police,Kolkata,having served from 19 February to 5 April 2019 and from 26 May 2019 to 7 February 2021. On 26 May 2019,Anuj Sharma was reinstated as the 42nd Commissioner of Police,Kolkata,replacing Dr. Rajesh Kumar.
Shiv Nath Chak is an Indian police official. He is part of the 1974 batch of IPS officer and served as Director General in Uttar Pradesh Police. He also worked as Director General in Indian railways. SN Chak retired as Director General of Police on 30 June 2011.
Satya Narayan Pradhan better known as S.N. Pradhan or Satya Pradhan is the current Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and an IPS officer of 1988 batch from Jharkhand cadre.
Surjeet Singh Deswal also known as S S Deswal is an Indian Police Service officer of 1984 batch,who worked as the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and retired from same post on 31 August 2021 the India's primary border guarding organization ofIndo-China International Borders,since his appointment on 31 October 2018 with additional charge of Border Security Force,. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre. He previously served as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Jayanto Narayan Choudhury,also known as Jayanta Narayan Choudhury or J N Choudhury is a 1978 batch (31RR) IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
