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'''Om Prakash Galhotra''' is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer of the 1985 batch belonging to [[Rajasthan]] cadre. He served as the Director General of Police of the state of Rajasthan from December 2017<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/op-galhotra-is-new-chief-of-rajasthan-police/story-wV4Y8DBda6XsLoxrJuknnI.html|title=OP Galhotra is new chief of Rajasthan police|date=30 November 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> to December 2018.<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/kapil-garg-is-new-rajasthan-dgp/701578.html</ref> As of December 2018, he is serving as the Director General of Home Guard in Rajasthan.<ref>http://www.dop.rajasthan.gov.in/writereaddata/orderDetail/201812200823450819805ipsorderdated20-12-18.pdf</ref> His transfer in 2018 was allegedly in violation of the directions of the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kapil-gargs-appointment-as-rajasthan-dgp-violates-supreme-court-directive/articleshow/67550804.cms|title=Kapil Garg's appointment as Rajasthan DGP violates Supreme Court directive|first=Dalip|last=Singh|date=16 January 2019|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/three-congress-ruled-states-scramble-after-sc-firm-on-dgp-selection-rule-5542098/|title=Three Congress-ruled states scramble after SC firm on DGP selection rule|work=The Indian Express|date=17 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Galhotra is a chartered accountant by education.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/o-p-galhotra-supersedes-seniors-becomes-top-cop-of-rajasthan/articleshow/61871766.cms|title=O P Galhotra supersedes seniors, becomes top cop of Rajasthan |website=The Times of India}}</ref> He holds an M.Phil. degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from [[University of Madras]].<ref name="indiatimes.com" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Starting his career in the Indian Police Service, he worked as Assistance Superintendent of Police, [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota City]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> Then he served as District Superintendent of Police of District [[Dholpur]], [[Chittorgarh]] and [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Bharatpur]] in succession until June 1996 when he started his stint at the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), New Delhi as a Superintendent of Police and later as Deputy Inspector General.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> <br />
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He moved back to Rajasthan in 2004 and worked as Inspector General of Police in [[Jaipur]] until 2008 when he started his second stint as Joint Director in the CBI, at Kolkata and Delhi.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> <br />
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Galhotra returned to Rajasthan in 2015 as Additional Director General of Police. He served as Director, [[Rajasthan Police Academy]], Jaipur,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-om-prakash-galhotra-takes-over-as-new-dgp-2563902|title=Om Prakash Galhotra takes over as new DGP|date=1 December 2017|website=DNA India}}</ref> followed by Additional Director General, Armed Battalions.<ref name="hindustantimes.com" /><br />
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==Decorations==<br />
Galhotra was awarded the [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal]] for Meritorious Service (IPM) on the occasion of Independence Day 2001 and the [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service on the occasion of Independence Day 2009.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/><br />
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