O. P. Singh

OP Singh (born 2 January 1960) is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He was the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police, and had previously served as the Director General of CISF and Director General of NDRF.

OP Singh
Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police
In office 23 January 2018 – 31 January 2020
Preceded by	Sulkhan Singh
Succeeded by	Hitesh Chandra Awasthi [1]
Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
In office 26 September 2016 – 21 January 2018
Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
In office 3 December 2014 – 25 September 2016
Preceded by	Mahboob Alam
Succeeded by	R. K. Pachnanda
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-02) 2 January 1960 (age 65) Gaya, Bihar, India[2][3][4]
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College National Defence College Sir Sundar Lal Hostel, Allahabad University Madras University
Awards	President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service[2][3][4][5] Police Medal for Meritorious Service[2][3][4][5] 50th Anniversary Independence Medal[2][3][5] Police Medal for Gallantry[2][3][4][5]
Police career
Department	Uttar Pradesh Police, Central Industrial Security Force, National Disaster Response Force, Central Reserve Police Force
Service years	1983–2020
Rank	Director General of Police

Education

OP Singh has a postgraduate (MA) in Political Science from Delhi University,^[4][5][6] he also holds a postgraduate degree (MPhil) in International Relations from National Defence College, affiliated to Madras University.^[4][5][6] Singh has also earned MBA degree in Disaster Management.^[4][5][6]

Career

OP Singh has served in various key positions for both Union and Uttar Pradesh Governments (Police), like as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police, Additional Director General (Intelligence), Additional Director General (Special Enquiry), Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Moradabad and Azamgarh ranges, Deputy Inspector General (Anti Corruption Organization) and Commandant of 11th Battalion of Provincial Armed Constabulary in Uttar Pradesh Governments (Police),^[4][6] and as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Additional Director General in CISF, Inspector General/Deputy Inspector General (IG/DIG) in Central Reserve Police Force.^[4][6]

Singh has also served as the District Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police (SSP/SP) of Lucknow, Allahabad, Moradabad, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bulandshahr and Almora.^[4][6]

DG of CISF

He was appointed as the Director General of Central Industrial Security Force by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in September 2016.^[7] He assumed the office of DG on 26 September 2016.^[4]

DG of UPP

OP Singh assumed charge as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police on 23 January 2018.^[8][9][10]

He was appointed as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,^[11][12][13] on the recommendation of a high-level committee consisting of the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Rajive Kumar, as its head, with the other members being Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Shashi Prakash Goyal.^[11][12][13]

Decorations

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• Police Medal for meritorious service - Received on 15 August 1999
• President's Police Medal for distinguished service - Received on 26 January 2007
• 50th Independence Anniversary Medal - Received on 15 August 1997
• Police Medal for Gallantry - Received in 1993

Controversies

Singh was the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Lucknow district when the infamous attack on Mayawati in a VIP guesthouse happened.^{[14][15][16][17]} Subsequently, he was suspended by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.^[4][6]

During his tenure as Additional Director General (ADG) of Meerut (NCR) zone, violence in Phase-II of Noida city happened.^[18][19][20] Subsequently, he was transferred by the Government of Uttar Pradesh and was attached to DGP Headquarters.^[4][6][21]