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.
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).
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]