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{{Infobox officeholder|caption =
|office1 = [[Director General of Police|Director General (Prisons)]]<br>[[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
|name = Shashi Kant
|known_for = opposing narcotics and corruption
|image =

|office2 = [[Director General of Police|Director General (Armed Forces)]]<br>[[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
|office3 = [[Director General of Police|Director General (Home Guard)]]<br>[[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
|office4 = [[Director General of Police|Director General (Central Police Office)]]<br>[[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
|term_start1 = 28 October 2011
|term_end1 = 30 June 2012
|term_start2 = 11 January 2011
|term_end2 = 28 October 2011
|term_start3 = 27 November 2009
|term_end3 = 11 January 2011
|term_start4 = 6 November 2009
|term_end4 = 27 November 2009
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|6|24|df=y}}{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}}
|birth_place = [[Bareilly]], [[India]]
|nationality = [[India]]n
|occupation = [[Bureaucrat]] & Social Activist
}}

'''Shashi Kant''' Is an Indian policeman.

==Life==

Shashi Kant is a 1977 batch, Punjab cadre [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer who has served in several positions in his career before retiring in 2012 as Director General of Police (DGP).<ref>{{cite news|author=Chandigarh|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jail-authorities-stop-jagir-kaur-vip-treatment/1/182831.html|title=Punjab DGP (prisons) asks jail authorities to stop special treatment to Jagir Kaur|date=3 April 2012|newspaper=India Today|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref> He was the Director General (Prisons), [[Punjab, India]] from October 2011 to June 2012. The former DGP is known for his crusade against [[Illegal drug trade]] in the state of Punjab and has named several senior Ministers who are patronizing drugs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=I. P.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-DGP-Shashi-Kant-reveals-six-politicians-patronizing-drugs-in-Punjab/articleshow/34084658.cms|title=Former DGP Shashi Kant reveals six politicians 'patronizing drugs' in Punjab| newspaper = Times of India|date=23 April 2014|access-date= 3 January 2018}}</ref> In 2012 he took part in the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|Indian anti-corruption movement]] led by social activist [[Anna Hazare]].<ref>{{cite news|author=|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anna-hazare-core-team-meeting-in-new-delhi-vk-singh-santosh-hegdee/1/228570.html|title=Anna Hazare holds meet in Delhi, discusses future course of action|newspaper=India Today|date=10 November 2012|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/new-team-anna-meets-v-k-singh-is-special-invitee/20121110.htm|title=New Team Anna meets, V K Singh is special invitee|date=10 November 2012|newspaper=Rediff|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>

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>Joseywales1961: Restored revision 969766476 by GorgeCustersSabre (talk): You cannot change the contents of an article with a new person - start a draft article for the person with the same name called something like Draft:Sashi Kant (developer)