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Rajeev Kumar Sharma Takes Charge as Rajasthan DGP

The 1990-batch IPS officer begins a two-year term following UPSC recommendation focusing on crime control through cyber measures alongside community-oriented service

The U.P. government effected another reshuffle on Thursday. (For representation)
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Overview

  • Sharma officially assumed charge at the Police Headquarters in Jaipur on July 3, taking over from Acting DGP Sanjay Agarwal after a formal ceremony
  • The state Department of Personnel issued his two-year appointment order after a UPSC empanelment committee selected him from a panel of seven DG-rank officers
  • Before returning to Rajasthan, Sharma served as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development in New Delhi on central deputation
  • A Rajasthan cadre IPS officer since 1990, he brings over 30 years of experience including leadership roles in the Anti-Corruption Bureau and State Disaster Response Force
  • He pledged to bolster crime prevention with enhanced cyber safeguards and to transform police stations into more people-friendly service centers