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.