Sulkhan Singh Explained

Office:Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police
Term Start:22 April 2017
Term End:31 December 2017
Predecessor:S. Javeed Ahmad
Successor:O.P. Singh
Birth Date:8 September 1957
Birth Place:Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation:IPS Officer
Alma Mater:IIT Roorkee
IIT Delhi
Nationality: India
Awards: President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
Police Medal for Meritorious Service
50th Anniversary Independence Medal
Union Home Minister’s Medals for excellence in Police Training[1]
Office1:Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police Training Directorate
Term Start1:11 April 2015
Term End1:21 April 2017

Sulkhan Singh (born 8 September 1957) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer belonging to Uttar Pradesh cadre. He was the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police.

Education

Singh has a graduate degree in Civil Engineering (BTech/B.E.) from IIT Roorkee (then University of Roorkee), a post graduate diploma in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi.[2] [3] He also has a degree in Law (LLB).

Career

Sulkhan Singh has served in various key positions for Uttar Pradesh Government (Police), including as the Director General (DG) of Uttar Pradesh Police, Director General of Training Directorate, Additional Director General (ADG) (Police Headquarters) in Allahabad, Additional Director General/Inspector General/Secretary (ADG/IG) in Department of Prison administration and reform of Uttar Pradesh Government, Inspector General (IG) of Lucknow Zone, Deputy Inspector General of Lucknow, Allahabad and Mirzapur ranges, and as District Senior Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police (SSP/SP) of Agra, Allahabad, Saharanpur, and Rampur districts.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Singh was given extension of three months in September 2017 to serve as Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police till December.[8] [9] [10]

Singh retired on 31 December 2017.[11] [12] [13]

Decorations

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Medal winners for 2014-15. July 21, 2016. Bureau of Police Research and Development. October 3, 2017.
  2. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2017. Uttar Pradesh. Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh. 23 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Sulkhan Singh - Executive Record Sheet. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424100743/http://mha1.nic.in/ipr/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx. 2016-04-24. dead. 23 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Sulkhan Singh's rise from a village boy to Uttar Pradesh's top-cop. Bajpai. Namita. 29 April 2017. The Indian Express. 23 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Sulkhan Singh takes charge as new UP DGP, promises zero tolerance against cow vigilantism, 'gundagardi'. 22 April 2017. Goswami. Dev. India Today. 23 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Sulkhan Singh -- From humble background to UP's top cop. 25 April 2017. Hindustan Times. 23 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Who is Sulkhan Singh? Here is all you need to know about UP's new DGP. 22 April 2017. Financial Express. 23 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Uttar Pradesh DGP Sulkhan Singh gets three-month extension. September 29, 2017. Indian express. January 11, 2018.
  9. Web site: UP DGP Sulkhan Singh gets three-month extension. September 29, 2017. Business Standard. Lucknow. January 11, 2018.
  10. Web site: Hours after farewell, Uttar Pradesh DGP Sulkhan Singh gets 3-month extension. Shukla. Srawan. September 29, 2017. Daily News and Analysis. January 11, 2018.
  11. Web site: O. P. Singh is new DGP of Uttar Pradesh. January 1, 2018. The Hindu. Lucknow. January 11, 2018.
  12. Web site: Om Prakash Singh is Uttar Pradesh's New DGP, Succeeds Sulkhan Singh. December 31, 2017. News 18. Lucknow. January 11, 2018.
  13. Web site: Uttar Pradesh gets a new DGP, OP Singh succeeds Sulkhan Singh. December 31, 2017. Zee News. January 11, 2018.
  14. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2015. Uttar Pradesh Police. Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh. 19 August 2017.