Bot: robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

2022-12-07T15:06:00Z

robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.

New page

{{Short description|Former Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shri Om Prakash Singh
| image = File:The Director General, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Shri O.P. Singh, IPS (cropped).jpg
| office = [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]
| predecessor = [[Shri Sulkhan Singh]]
| successor = Shri Hitesh Chandra Awasthi <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/frmUnitOfficials.aspx?dgphq&cd=MQA2ADkA|title=Uttar Pradesh Police | Police Units | DG Police HQRS | Officials}}</ref>
| termstart = 23 January 2018
| termend = 31 January 2020
| office2 = [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF)
| predecessor2 = Mahboob Alam
| office1 = [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF)
| termend1 = 21 January 2018
| termstart1 = 26 September 2016
| termend2 = 25 September 2016
| termstart2 = 3 December 2014
| successor2 = R K Pachnanda
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|1|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<ref name =":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />
| nationality = [[India]]n
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College]] [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]] Sir Sundar Lal Hostel, Allahabad University [[Madras University]]
| awards = [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.png|30px]] [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service<ref name =":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name =":0" /><ref name=":3" /> [[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] Police Medal for Meritorious Service<ref name =":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name =":0" /><ref name=":3" /> [[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|30px]] 50th Anniversary Independence Medal<ref name =":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> [[File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png|link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png|30x30px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for Gallantry]]<ref name =":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name =":0" /><ref name=":3" />
| module = {{Infobox police officer
| embed = yes
| name = Om Prakash Singh
|serviceyears =1983-2020
| rank =[[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director General of Police]]
| department =[[Uttar Pradesh Police]], [[Central Industrial Security Force]], [[National Disaster Response Force]], [[Central Reserve Police Force]]|
}}
}}
'''Om Prakash Singh''' (born 2 January 1960) is a 1983 batch [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] cadre. He was the [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]], and had previously served as the [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[Central Industrial Security Force|CISF]] and [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[National Disaster Response Force|NDRF]].

== Education ==
Singh is a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) in [[Political science|Political Science]] from [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://ndrf.gov.in/opsingh|title=Former DG, NDRF - OP Singh, IPS|last=|first=|date=|website=[[National Disaster Response Force]]|access-date=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321005212/http://ndrf.gov.in/opsingh|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> he also holds a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate degree]] ([[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]]) in [[Philosophy]] from [[National Defence College (India)|National Defence College]], affiliated to [[University of Madras|Madras University]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> Singh has also earned [[Master of Business Administration|MBA degree]] in [[Emergency management|Disaster Management]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />

== Career ==
Singh has served in various key positions for both [[Government of India|Union]] and [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Governments]] ([[Uttar Pradesh Police|Police]]), like as the [[Director general of police|Director General]] of Uttar Pradesh Police, He travelled to [[Hungary]] in exchange to become the [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General]] (ADG) of NCR (Meerut) Zone, [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General]] (Intelligence), [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General]] (Special Enquiry), [[Deputy inspector general of police|Deputy Inspector General]] (DIG) of Moradabad and Azamgarh ranges, [[Deputy inspector general of police|Deputy Inspector General]] (Anti Corruption Organization) and [[Commandant]] of 11th [[Battalion]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary|Provincial Armed Constabulary]] in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Governments]] ([[Uttar Pradesh Police|Police]]),<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-op-singh-the-officer-appointed-as-new-dgp-by-yogi-adityanath-government/996754/|title=Who is OP Singh, the officer appointed as new Uttar Pradesh DGP by Yogi Adityanath government|last=|first=|date=31 December 2017|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> and as [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF), [[Director general of police|Director General]] of [[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF), Additional Director General in CISF, [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General]]/[[Deputy inspector general of police|Deputy Inspector General]] (IG/DIG) in [[Central Reserve Police Force]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" />

Singh has also served as the District [[Superintendent of police (India)|Senior Superintendent of Police]]/[[Superintendent (police)|Superintendent of Police]] (SSP/SP) of [[Lucknow]], [[Allahabad]], [[Moradabad]], [[Lakhimpur Kheri district|Lakhimpur Kheri]] and [[Amroha]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" />

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IPS-officer-OP-Singh-taking-over-as-the-new-Director-General-of-CISF/articleshow/54530476.cms|title=IPS officer OP Singh taking over as the new Director General of CISF|last=Chauhan|first=Neeraj|date=26 September 2016|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> He assumed the office of DG on 26 September 2016.<ref name=":0" />

=== DG of UPP ===
Singh assumed charge as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police on 23 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jan/23/o-p-singh-takes-charge-as-uttar-pradeshs-new-dgp-bats-for-professional-policing-1762178.html|title=O P Singh takes charge as Uttar Pradesh's new DGP; bats for professional policing|last=Bajpai|first=Namita|date=23 January 2018|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/o-p-singh-takes-charge-as-uttar-pradesh-dgp/articleshow/62616931.cms|title=O P Singh takes charge as Uttar Pradesh DGP|last=|first=|date=23 January 2018|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-23-days-after-appointment-op-singh-finally-takes-charge-as-up-dgp-2577902|title=23 days after appointment, OP Singh finally takes charge as UP DGP|last=|first=|date=23 January 2018|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref>

He was appointed as the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/o-p-singh-is-new-dgp-of-uttar-pradesh/article22340795.ece|title=O. P. Singh is new DGP of Uttar Pradesh|last=|first=|date=1 January 2018|website=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=11 January 2018|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/om-prakash-singh-is-uttar-pradeshs-new-dgp-succeeds-sulkhan-singh-1619059.html|title=Om Prakash Singh is Uttar Pradesh's New DGP, Succeeds Sulkhan Singh|last=|first=|date=31 December 2017|website=[[News 18]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-gets-a-new-dgp-op-singh-succeeds-sulkhan-singh-2071080.html|title=Uttar Pradesh gets a new DGP, OP Singh succeeds Sulkhan Singh|last=|first=|date=31 December 2017|website=[[Zee News]]|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> on the recommendation of a high-level committee consisting of the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajive Kumar]], as its head, with the other members being [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] ([[Department of Home (Uttar Pradesh)|Home]]) Arvind Kumar and [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister]], Shashi Prakash Goyal.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />

Singh has had an eventful tenure, and holds credit for introducing police commissionerate system in [[Lucknow]] and [[Noida]], organising of an incident free [[Kumbh Mela]] in [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]], and maintaining the law and order during the [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Janmbhoomi]] verdict in 2019.

== Decorations ==
<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/pdf/IPSGRADLIST20032015FINAL.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Uttar Pradesh Police]]|publisher=[[Department of Home (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Home]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/13_2_2017_11_28_44_IPS_GRAD_LIST_01_01_2017.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Uttar Pradesh]]|publisher=[[Department of Home (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Home]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://mha1.nic.in/ipr/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx|title=Om Prakash Singh - Executive Record Sheet|website=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424100743/http://mha1.nic.in/ipr/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx|archive-date=2016-04-24|url-status=dead|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />
* [[File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png|30x30px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for meritorious service]] - Received on 15 August 1999
* [[File:IND_President's_Police_Medal_for_Distinguished_Service.png|30x30px]] [[President's Police Medal|President's Police Medal for distinguished service]] - Received on 26 January 2007
* [[File:IND_50th_Anniversary_Independence_medal.svg|30x30px]] 50th Independence Anniversary Medal - Received on 15 August 1997
* [[File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png|link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Gallantry.png|30x30px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for Gallantry]] - Received in 1993

== Controversies ==
Singh was the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Senior Superintendent of Police]] (SSP) of [[Lucknow district]] when the infamous attack on [[Mayawati]] in a VIP guesthouse happened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/701706/the-humiliation-that-stops-mayawati-from-accepting-samajwadi-partys-offer|title=The 'humiliation' that stops Mayawati from accepting Samajwadi Party's offer|last=K Jha|first=Dhirendra|date=22 January 2015|website=Scroll|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/mayawati-cant-forget-state-guest-house-incident--1-796427.html|title=सपा-बसपा का मिलन: निजी दुश्मनी बड़ी या राजनीतिक मजबूरी|last=Sagar|first=Parvez|date=22 January 2015|website=[[Aaj Tak]]|language=hi|trans-title=SP-BSP alliance: Which is bigger; personal rivalry, or political compulsion?|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/news-archives/india-news-archives/lucknow-guest-house-incident-and-mayawati-hindi-news-ap|title=पढ़िए, लखनऊ गेस्टहाउस कांड का पूरा सच|last=Pathak|first=Avanish|date=14 August 2014|website=[[Amar Ujala]]|language=hi|trans-title=Read, the whole truth about Lucknow guest house incident|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specialcoveragenews.in/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/due-to-this-appointment-of-dgp-op-singh-478583|title=क्या इस कारण रुकी डीजीपी ओपी सिंह की नियुक्ति!|last=Mishra|first=Shiv Kumar|date=13 January 2018|website=Special Coverage News|language=hi|trans-title=Is this the reason why OP Singh still hasn't joined DGP UP?|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> Subsequently, he was suspended by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" />

During his tenure as [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General]] (ADG) of [[Meerut]] ([[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]]) zone, violence in Phase-II of [[Noida|Noida city]] happened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/bharat-bandh-day-2-violence-under-control-firs-lodged-in-noida-154599-2013-02-22|title=Bharat bandh day 2: Violence under control, 184 FIRs lodged in Noida|last=Tyagi|first=Bunty|date=22 February 2013|website=[[India Today]]|publication-place=[[Noida]]|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/bharat-bandh-shuts-down-banking-public-transport-violence-erupts-in-noida-513892|title=Bharat bandh shuts down banking, public transport; violence erupts in Noida|last=|first=|date=|editor-last=Mukherjee|editor-first=Ashish|website=[[NDTV]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Strike-turns-violent-in-UP-vehicles-set-on-fire-in-Noida/articleshow/18586123.cms|title=Strike turns violent in UP, vehicles set on fire in Noida|last=|first=|date=20 February 2013|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> Subsequently, he was transferred by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] and was attached to [[Director general of police|DGP Headquarters]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Deo-Raj-Nagar-takes-over-as-UP-Police-chief/articleshow/19521005.cms|title=Deo Raj Nagar takes over as UP Police chief|last=|first=|date=13 April 2013|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [http://mha1.nic.in/ipr/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Ministry of Home Affairs of Government of India]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180321005212/http://ndrf.gov.in/opsingh Profile on National Disaster Response Force's website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, O. P.}}
[[Category:University of Madras alumni]]
[[Category:People from Gaya district]]
[[Category:People from Gaya, India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Police Service officers]]
[[Category:Indian police chiefs]]
[[Category:Director Generals of Uttar Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:National Defence College, India alumni]]

O. P. Singh - Revision history

Bot: robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my talk page.