UP DGP: Rajiv Krishna was given preference over 11 senior IPS officers, hence he was made the head of UP Police

Prashant Kumar handing over the charge to the new DGP. – Photo: Prime Look

Rajiv Krishna is the new DGP of UP: UP has got its new DGP. 1991 batch IPS officer Rajiv Krishna has been appointed as DGP.

The state government has appointed 1991 batch IPS officer Rajiv Krishna as DGP. Rajiv Krishna, who is handling the responsibility of Director Vigilance along with the Chairman of UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, has been made DGP by superseding 11 senior IPS officers. Let us tell you that outgoing DGP Prashant Kumar could not get an extension of service, after which late in the evening it was announced to make Rajiv Krishna DGP.

Let us tell you that Rajiv Krishna, originally a resident of Gautam Budh Nagar, has done engineering from Electronics and Communication. He has also received the President’s Gallantry Award twice. He still has four years and one month left for his retirement, due to which he can remain the DGP of the state for a long time.

He was the hero of the constable recruitment exam.

Actually, after the paper of the written exam for direct recruitment of 60,244 posts of constable civil police in the state was leaked, the state government had entrusted Rajiv Krishna with the responsibility of the post of chairman of the recruitment board. He conducted the exam successfully, due to which, acknowledging his ability, the state government has decided to make him the head of the state police. Rajiv Krishna has also been the police captain of many districts including Lucknow. Apart from this, he has also been the ADG zone of Lucknow. His wife Meenakshi Singh is a senior IRS officer and is posted at the headquarters of the Income Tax Department in Lucknow.

Superseded: Shafi Ahsan Rizvi, Ashish Gupta, Aditya Mishra of 1989 batch, Sandeep Salunke, Daljit Singh Chaudhary, Renuka Mishra, Bijay Kumar Maurya, MK Bashal, Tilottama Verma of 1990 batch, Alok Sharma and Piyush Anand of 1991 batch.

Has been the captain of many districts

Rajiv Krishna has also been the police captain of many districts including Lucknow, Mathura, Etawah, Agra and Noida. During his posting in Etawah, he had also wiped out a gang of bandits. Apart from this, he has also been the ADG Zone of Lucknow and IG Operations in Border Security Force on central deputation. He also played an important role in the formation of ATS in UP. His wife Meenakshi Singh is a senior IRS officer and is posted at the headquarters of the Income Tax Department in Lucknow.

Prashant did not get extension

On Saturday May 31, 2025 , there were speculations about Prashant Kumar’s extension throughout the day. These speculations got strengthened when Prashant Kumar did not leave the charge of DGP till late evening, however, at around eight o’clock in the night, Rajiv Krishna was announced as DGP. Late in the evening, Prashant Kumar, Rajiv Krishna and Principal Secretary Home Sanjay Prasad met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and presented him the coffee table book of the police department.