IPS Rajiv Krishna, who has taken cost as the brand new UP DGP, comes from a household of civil servants and his spouse Meenakshi Singh is an Indian Income Companies (IRS) officer additionally.
Uttar Pradesh obtained a brand new Director Basic of Police (DGP) on Saturday with the appointment of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajeev Krishna, from the 1991 batch.
The brand new DGP belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre and was serving because the Director Basic of Vigilance. He was additionally holding the cost of the Police Recruitment Board.
Outgoing DGP Prashant Kumar retires at the moment
The outgoing performing DGP, Prashant Kumar, is retiring at the moment. Rajeev Krishna will take over the place. A number of senior cops have been within the race for the highest submit, however the authorities positioned its belief in Rajeev Krishna.
A trusted officer of CM Yogi
Rajeev Krishna is taken into account one in all Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s most trusted officers.
Following the latest controversy over paper leaks, he was assigned the essential accountability of conducting the police recruitment exams within the state. Experiences recommend he dealt with the duty in an environment friendly and clear method.
Who’s Rajeev Krishna?
Rajeev Krishna is a senior IPS officer from the 1991 batch.
He started his policing profession as a trainee IPS officer in Allahabad (now Prayagraj).
He later served as ASP in Bareilly, Kanpur, and Aligarh, and held key posts as SP and SSP in Firozabad, Etawah, Mathura, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Agra, Lucknow, and different districts.
Throughout Mayawati’s tenure, he was DIG of Lucknow and later IG of the Meerut Vary. In 2012, he went on central deputation and returned to UP in 2017. He later served as ADG of the Lucknow and Agra zones.
A household of civil servants
Hailing from Noida, Rajeev Krishna comes from a household with a number of members in civil providers. His spouse, Meenakshi Singh is an Indian Income Service (IRS) officer and at present serves as Revenue Tax Commissioner in Lucknow. His brother-in-law Rajeshwar Singh is a former ED officer and at present an MLA from Sarojininagar. His sister-in-law Lakshmi Singh is the Police Commissioner of Gautam Buddha Nagar. His father-in-law additionally held the submit of DIG within the police power.