Overview
- Rajeev Krishna was formally appointed full-time Director General of Police on Sunday, May 31, 2026, by a notification signed by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad, ending a prolonged period of acting chiefs that began after the 2022 removal of Mukul Goel.
- The state selection followed a UPSC empanelment that forwarded three senior IPS officers — Krishna, Renuka Mishra and Piyush Anand — after consultations between Uttar Pradesh officials and the commission under the Supreme Court’s recommended process.
- Krishna is a 1991-batch IPS officer due to retire in June 2029 and brings experience leading vigilance, the Anti-Terror Squad and BSF operations; he also chaired the reconducted constable recruitment that filled about 60,244 posts after the 2024 paper leak.
- At a press briefing after taking charge, Krishna set priorities of ‘zero tolerance’ on crime, women’s safety, business and citizen protection and stronger cybercrime action, and he cited recent figures including a roughly 93% conviction rate and about ₹788 crore in asset seizures.
- Officials and analysts say the appointment is meant to stabilise leadership at India’s largest police force, reinforce technology-driven investigation and prosecution (digital evidence, AI tools), and could speed prosecutions while targeting the financial networks behind organised crime.