Overview
- The Uttar Pradesh government issued a formal order on Sunday, May 31, 2026, appointing 1991‑batch IPS officer Rajeev Krishna as full‑time Director General of Police in a notification signed by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad.
- The selection followed a Union Public Service Commission empanelment that forwarded three names to the state after consultations required by the Supreme Court; the UPSC shortlist included Renuka Mishra, Piyush Anand and Rajeev Krishna.
- Krishna has served as acting DGP since late May 2025 and will continue to hold additional charge as Director General of the Vigilance Establishment while remaining in service until his scheduled retirement in June 2029.
- Officials credited Krishna with managing the large reconducted constable recruitment after a 2024 paper leak, using AI‑based surveillance, stricter confidentiality protocols and anti‑cheating measures to deliver about 60,244 hires with fewer reported irregularities.
- The appointment ends nearly four years of successive acting chiefs after the removal of Mukul Goel in May 2022 and is meant to provide leadership stability, continuity for policing and recruitment reforms, and a clearer line of accountability at the top of Uttar Pradesh Police.