Senior IPS officer GP Singh appointed as DG CRPF
GP Singh is DG Assam and known for his tough approach in policing
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New Delhi, January 20
The Centre has appointed senior IPS officer Gyanendra Pratap Singh as the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
A 1991-batch IPS officer from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Singh is currently working as Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam.
The order said, "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the MHA for appointment of G P Singh as DG, CRPF, in level 16 of the pay matrix from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on November 30, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
Singh has a reputation for being a tough cop. He also worked with the SPG. Since 2013, he was on central deputation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) where he served as Inspector General. Though his tenure there was to end in November 2020, he was abruptly rushed back to Assam in December 2019 as ADGP (Law and Order) to quell the violent protests that had erupted across the state against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Vitul Kumar, who is currently holding officiating charge for the post of DG-CRPF. Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, was given officiating charge on December 30 last year for the post of DG-CRPF upon the retirement of the incumbent force chief Anish Dayal Singh on December 31, 2024.
