Rajeev Kumar (police officer, born 1966)
Rajeev Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 July 1966 Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.E. |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee |
| Police career | |
| Country |  India |
| Department | West Bengal Police |
| Service years | 1990 – present |
| Rank | DGP |
| Badge no. | 19891041 |
| Batch | 1989 |
| Cadre | Uttar Pradesh |
| Awards | PPMDS-2015 PM-2005 |
| Director General of Police, West Bengal | |
| In office 31 December 2023 – 18 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Manoj Malaviya, IPS |
| Succeeded by | Vivek Sahay (acting), IPS |
Rajeev Kumar is an Indian Police Service officer and administrator, who served as the Director General of Police, West Bengal from 31 December 2023 until 18 March 2024. Prior to his office, he was principal secretary of Information Technology of West Bengal Government until 2023.[1]
Birth and education[edit]
Kumar was born on 31 January 1966 in Uttar Pradesh. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Roorkee (now IIT-Roorkee).[2]
Early career[edit]
Kumar joined the Indian police service in 1989 from the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He also earlier served as the Bidhannagar Police Commissioner and the Director of Special Task Force (STF), Kolkata Police.[3]
Kolkata Police (2016–2019)[edit]
He was the Kolkata Police Commissioner from 14 Feb 2016 to 12 April 2016. In the 2016 elections in West Bengal, he was removed from the post by the Election Commission of India. He was later reinstated on 21 May 2016 and served until 19 February 2019.[4][5]
Later career[edit]
He was the Additional Director of Criminal Investigation Department, West Bengal from 20 February 2019 until December 2019. He was then promoted to Principal Secretary of the Department of Information Technology, West Bengal until 2023.[6]
He was promoted to Director General of Police, West Bengal on 27 December 2023 on the superannuation of Manoj Malaviya (RR:1988).
Controversies[edit]
In 2019, Kumar was accused by the CBI in the supreme court of tampering with electronic evidence related to the Saradha chit-fund case.[7] An estimated 1.8 million depositors from West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh contributed an estimated Rs. 2,460 crore to the case.[8] It was discovered in 2012 when depositors began reporting suspicious activity to the police.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rajeev Kumar principal secretary in IT". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "The importance of being IPS officer Rajeev Kumar — for either side". The Indian Express. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Rajeev Kumar reinstated as the Kolkata Police Chief after Mamata's return". The Indian Express. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Rajeev Kumar Appointed As New Kolkata Police Commissioner". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "CBI Interrogates Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar in Shillong". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "After Bengal CID, former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar gets charge of STF". Hindustan Times. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Correspondent, Legal (2021-02-23). "Saradha chit fund scam: CBI, West Bengal govt. spar over contempt case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Rajeev Kumar: Kolkata Police chief who was once close to being moved to insignificant post by Mamata Banerjee". WION. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "Saradha probe: Very serious revelations in CBI report on former Kolkata police chief, says SC". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ PTI (2019-05-30). "Former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar moves Calcutta High Court for quashing of CBI notice". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-12-27.