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{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
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| office = [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]
| term_start = June 2021
| term_end = 11 May 2022
| predecessor = Hitesh Chandra Awasthy
| successor = Devendra Singh Chauhan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|02|22}}
| birth_place = [[Shamli]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| occupation = [[Indian Police Service|IPS Officer]]
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| alma_mater = [[IIT Delhi]]
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| awards = [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|30px]] [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service<br/>[[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] Police Medal for Meritorious Service<br/>[[File:IND Police Medal for Gallantry.png|30px]] Police Medal for Gallantry
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'''Mukul Goel''' is a retired Indian civil servant. He is the former [[Director General]] civil defence at Indian state [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=DIG>{{cite news |title=IPS officer Mukul Goel named new DGP of UP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mukul-goel-named-new-dgp-of-up-7383506/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=1 July 2021}}</ref> and had previously served as the Additional Director General (ADG) of [[Border Security Force]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mukul Goel assumes charge as IG, BSF, Punjab Frontier |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/jalandhar/mukul-goel-assumes-charge-as-ig-bsf-punjab-frontier-345771 |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=4 January 2017}}</ref> He was suspended by the erstwhile [[Mayawati]]'s government in 2007 for alleged irregularities in police recruitment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=M. |title=Maya boots out 6,500 policemen |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/maya-boots-out-6-500-policemen/story-MtNGZoQ9VbvCm6teMH2UkN.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> He is 1987 batch [[IPS officer]] of Uttar Pradesh cadre.<ref name=DIG/> On 11 May 2022 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]] removed Director General of Police Mukul Goel from his post for inefficiency and neglecting his work. Thereafter, he worked as DGP (Civil Defence) at UP Police.

== Early life ==
He was born on 22 February 1964 in [[Shamli]] (earlier part of Muzaffarnagar district), [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. He holds a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[Electrical engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi|IIT Delhi]].<ref name=pioneer/>

== Career ==
Mukul Goel served [[Uttar Pradesh Police]] in various capacities such as police chief of districts like [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]], [[Varanasi district|Varanasi]], [[Mainpuri district|Mainpuri]], [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]], [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]] and [[Meerut district|Meerut]]. He also served as Deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in [[Kanpur]], [[Agra]] and [[Bareilly]] ranges. In 2013, he served as the [[Additional director general of police]] (Law and Order) after [[2013 Muzaffarnagar riots|riots broke out in Muzaffarnagar]] and its neighboring districts. Later, he served as ADG of [[Criminal Investigation Department (India)|Criminal Investigation Department]] and ADG ([[Indian Railways]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijay |first1=Arun |title=ADG Arun Kumar removed, Mukul Goel replaces him |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20130927/281500748954687 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 September 2013}}</ref> In 2016, Goel was appointed as the IG of [[Border Security Force]] and moved to [[New Delhi]] on deputation.<ref name=financialexpress>{{cite news |title=Who is Mukul Goel? Suspended during Mayawati rule, Uttar Pradesh's new DGP has his hands full in poll year |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-mukul-goel-suspended-during-mayawati-rule-uttar-pradeshs-new-dgp-has-his-hands-full-in-poll-year/2281745/ |publisher=The Financial Express |date=1 July 2021}}</ref> In June 2021, the [[Yogi Adityanath]]-led [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] appointed him as the [[Director General of Police]] of the state.<ref name=DIG/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Qureshi |first1=Siraj |title=Mukul Goel takes charge as Uttar Pradesh DGP |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mukul-goel-takes-charge-as-uttar-pradesh-dgp-1823603-2021-07-04 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=4 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="1987 Batch IPS Officer Mukul Goyal is the new DGP of UP">{{cite news |last1=News18 |title=1987 Batch IPS Officer Mukul Goyal is the new DGP of UP |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/1987-batch-ips-officer-mukul-goyal-is-the-new-dgp-of-up-3911084.html |accessdate=12 May 2022 |date=30 June 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512182425/https://www.news18.com/news/india/1987-batch-ips-officer-mukul-goyal-is-the-new-dgp-of-up-3911084.html |archivedate=12 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

== Honours and decorations ==
* [[File:IND Police Medal for Gallantry.png|30x30px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for Gallantry]], 2003<ref name=pioneer/>
* [[File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png|30x30px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for Meritorious service]], 2003<ref name=pioneer/>
* [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|30x30px]] [[President's Police Medal|President's Police Medal for Distinguished service]], 2012<ref name=pioneer>{{cite news |title=Criminals, anti-social elements will not be spared: Mukul Goel |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/criminals--anti-social-elements-will-not-be-spared--mukul-goel.html |publisher=[[Daily Pioneer]] |date=3 July 2021}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In 2000, he was suspended after the murder of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician and legislator [[Nirbhay Pal Sharma]] during his tenure in [[Saharanpur]] as SSP. It was also alleged that [[Nirbhay Pal Sharma]] had called the police but the police did not respond on time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Santosh |title=मुकुल गोयल: सस्पेंशन झेला, दंगों को कुचलने में अहम रोल, जानिए कौन हैं UP के नए DGP? |url=https://www.aajtak.in/crime/police-and-intelligence/story/mukul-goyal-uttar-pradesh-dgp-profile-career-information-awards-1282538-2021-07-01 |publisher=[[Aaj Tak]] |date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MLA's murder bares police inefficiency |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001111/nation.htm#5 |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=10 November 2000}}</ref>

In September 2007, Mukul Goel, along with other 24 IPS officers were suspended by then UP Chief minister [[Mayawati]] after various FIRs were lodged against them for alleged irregularities in the recruitment of [[Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary]] (PAC), Police and Radio wireless personnel. Later, they were reinstated when all the cases were withdrawn by then [[Akhilesh Yadav]]-led government in 2012 when [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) came in power.<ref>{{cite news |title=ADG (Law & Order) removed |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/adg-(law---order)--removed/1174992/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=financialexpress/><ref>{{cite news |title=SP govt back, many IPS officers on central deputation set to return |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/sp-govt-back-many-ips-officers-on-central-deputation-set-to-return/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=23 March 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Director generals of Uttar Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Indian Police Service officers]]
[[Category:IIT Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1964 births]]

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