DGP Prashant Kumar taking charge (Outgoing DGP Vijay Kumar on left.)
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The state government has made DG Law and Order Prashant Kumar the new chief of the state police. He took charge on Wednesday evening. Prashant Kumar has been given this responsibility after the retirement of acting DGP Vijay Kumar on Wednesday. 1990 batch IPS Prashant Kumar has become the acting DGP, superseding 16 officers. He was handling the responsibility of law and order for the last three and a half years. Apart from this, he also has the responsibility of EOW and State SIT. This is the fourth consecutive time that acting DGP has been appointed in UP.
On being made UP DGP, Prashant Kumar met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed his gratitude. On this occasion, while issuing a statement on social media site The UP Police, together with the family and citizens of the state, will continue to eliminate mafias and criminals while strengthening the foundation of trust and security.
For a glorious responsibility, I would like to thank the illustrious Chief Minister of the state, Mr. @myogiadityanath I am extremely grateful to ji for his trust and blessings. #UPPolice The eradication of mafias and criminals will continue while strengthening the foundation of trust and security by working with families and citizens of the state. pic.twitter.com/YSWd0YASrE
— Prashant Kumar IPS (@PrashantK_IPS90) January 31, 2024
Let us tell you that Prashant Kumar, originally a resident of Siwan in Bihar, is considered to be one of the favorite officers of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. During his stay as ADG Zone Meerut, he had encountered many criminals, after which he was made ADG Law and Order. Thereafter, he prepared a list of 66 mafias of the state and started tightening the noose of the law. Under his leadership, STF and district police continued the process of encounters.
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It is noteworthy that Prashant Kumar has received the President’s Gallantry Medal four times. He has completed MSc, MPhil and MBA. His wife Dimple Verma is a retired IAS officer and currently a member of RERA.
These officers were superseded
Mukul Goyal, Anand Kumar, Shafi Ahsan Rizvi, Ashish Gupta, Aditya Mishra, PV Ramashastri, Sandeep Salunkhe, Daljit Singh Chaudhary, Renuka Mishra, Bijay Kumar Maurya, Satya Narayan Sabat, Avinash Chandra, Sanjay M. Tarde, MK Bashal, Tanuja Srivastava. , Subhash Chandra.
Akhilesh Yadav raised questions
Regarding the appointment of DGP in UP, Akhilesh Yadav tweeted that it seems that once again UP is going to get an acting DGP. The public is asking whether the game of making acting DGP is happening every time because of the conflict between Delhi-Lucknow or because of the nexus of the government with the criminals.
