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Rajeev Krishna becomes Uttar Pradesh’s fifth successive acting DGP

Retaining vigilance and recruitment roles, he has launched a 10-point policing agenda focused on cybercrime prevention, women’s safety and addressing public grievances

Overview

  • Rajeev Krishna, a 1991-batch IPS officer, was appointed acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh on May 31, succeeding Prashant Kumar and continuing a trend of interim chiefs since 2022.
  • He will keep his posts as Director General of Vigilance and Chairman of the Police Recruitment and Promotion Board alongside his new responsibilities.
  • His elevation to DGP involved superseding 11 IPS officers senior to him, drawing criticism over the state’s use of interim leadership.
  • Krishna unveiled a 10-point agenda that prioritizes cybercrime prevention, enhanced women’s safety measures and streamlined public grievance redressal.
  • Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav denounced the repeated acting appointments as politically driven, warning it undermines efforts to tackle a 17% rise in organized crime and a 23% jump in cybercrime.