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Abhinav Kumar (born 31 August 1973) is an Indian Police Service officer and former acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttarakhand Police who served from December 2023 until November 2024. He served as acting DGP of the Himalayan state. He is the youngest appointed acting DGP in India at 50.
Early life and education
Kumar was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and attended the all-boys boarding The Doon School in Dehradun. He then read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at Mansfield College, Oxford in the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Indian Police Service career
Kumar joined the Indian Police Service in 1996. Before becoming the acting DGP of Uttarakhand, Kumar served as Additional Director General of Police (ADG) in Uttarakhand as well as the Special Principal Secretary to Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
Awards
Police Medal for Meritorious Service 2012
President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service 2022
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Abhinav Kumar (police officer)
- Sattam En Kaiyil (2024 film)
- Uttarakhand Police
- Bhrashtachar
- Indian Army ranks and insignia
- Garudan (2024 film)
- Durgamati
- Murder of Nitish Katara
- Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2
- State Disaster Response Force (Uttarakhand)
