IPS G P Singh appointed Director General of CRPF

In a order, issued connected January 18, Director Sakshi Mittal said, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the connection of the MHA for assignment of G P Singh arsenic DG, CRPF, successful level-16 of the wage matrix from the day of presumption of complaint of the post, for a tenure up to the day of his superannuation connected November 30, 2027, oregon until further orders, whichever is earlier.”

Singh volition instrumentality complaint from Special DG of the CRPF, Vitul Kumar, who is presently holding officiating complaint for the station of DG-CRPF. Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS serviceman from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was fixed officiating complaint connected December 30 past twelvemonth for the station of DG-CRPF upon the status of the incumbent unit main Anish Dayal Singh connected December 31, 2024.

Singh has a estimation for being a pugnacious cop. He besides worked with the SPG. Since 2013, helium was connected cardinal deputation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) wherever helium served arsenic Inspector General. Though his tenure determination was to extremity successful November 2020, helium was abruptly rushed backmost to Assam successful December 2019 arsenic ADGP (Law and Order) to quell the convulsive protests that had erupted crossed the authorities against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Soon aft the bid had been issued, helium had tweeted, “Back to ASSAM…!!! The Karmabhumi.”

In the constabulary crackdown against the protests successful Assam, 4 – including a 17-year-old – died allegedly successful the constabulary firing. As Special DGP (Law and Order), Singh besides served arsenic Director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption successful Assam, and besides led the Rhino Protection Task Force constituted by the authorities authorities successful 2021.

Singh is besides 1 of the elder IPS officers, who is progressive connected societal media and has 214.7k followers connected X. After his order, helium posted a message, thanking Kamakhya goddess. One of his daughters is an IPS serviceman of AGMUT-Cadre, who is presently posted successful Delhi Police.