Gupteshwar Pandey
Gupteshwar Pandey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 1961 Geruabandh Village, Buxar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Occupation(s) | Former civil servant, IPS officer |
| Political party | Janata Dal (United) (since 2020) |
| Police career | |
| Country |  India |
| Allegiance | Indian Police Service |
| Department | Bihar Police |
| Service years | 1987 - 2020 |
| Status | Voluntarily Retired |
| Rank |  Director General of Police |
| Awards |  President's Police and Fire Services Medal for gallantry[1] |
Gupteshwar Pandey is a retired Indian Police Service officer. He served as Director General of Police of Bihar.[2][3] He has taken voluntary retirement on 22 September 2020, five months before completion of his service tenure (28 February 2021).[4] He was succeeded by Sanjeev Kumar Singhal.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Gupteshwar Pandey was born in 1961 in Geruabandh village of Buxar district. His village was away from basic facilities like electricity, health, education, and roads. After completing his intermediate, he studied at Patna University. He earlier appeared for the UPSC exam in Sanskrit language and was allotted Indian Revenue Service - Income Tax after which he reappeared for UPSC and joined the Indian Police Service in 1987 and was allotted his home cadre (Bihar).[citation needed]
Career at the Indian Police Service
[edit]He served as superintendent of police in several major districts of Bihar. While serving as inspector-general of police of the Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur Range, he started many initiatives to curb crime and make police people-friendly.[6]
Alcohol ban campaign
[edit]In November 2015, the Bihar Government banned alcohol. Gupteshwar Pandey travelled across Bihar and campaigned for an alcohol ban.[7]
Political career
[edit]Pandey earlier applied for VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) before the 2014 Lok Sabha election but he was not given a ticket from Buxar constituency, later he withdrew his VRS application. In 2020, after quick approval of his VRS from Governor Phagu Chauhan, an exception was made in his case with the waiver of a mandatory three-month-long cooling-off period for government servants to join politics. Pandey joined Janata Dal (United) on 27 September 2020 at party supreme and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna.[8][9][10]
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "New Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey appeals against mob lynchings". The Indian Express. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Shri Gupteshwar Pandey". Police.gov.in. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ डेस्क, एबीपी न्यूज़ वेब (31 January 2019). "1987 बैच के IPS अधिकारी गुप्तेश्वर पाण्डेय बने बिहार के नए DGP". abpnews.abplive.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Gupteshwar Pandey takes over as new DGP of Bihar- Business News". www.businesstoday.in. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Karmakar, Debashish (23 September 2020). "Gupteshwar Pandey: Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey takes voluntary retirement from service, likely to contest election". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Bihar: बिहार डीजीपी का प्रभार संभालेंगे SK सिंघल, गुप्तेश्वर पांडेय ने लिया रिटायरमेंट". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Buddhist wisdom to boost cop-citizen relations - Muzaffarpur range inspector-general of police starts initiative to make a people-friendly force". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Gupteshwar Pandey, hero of liquor ban, to be the new Bihar DGP". Zee News. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "CM Nitish Kumar by his side, ex-Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins JD(U) before polls". The Indian Express. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins Nitish Kumar's party JDU". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Bihar Election: जदयू में शामिल हुए पूर्व डीजीपी गुप्तेश्वर पांडेय, बोले- नीतीश हमारे नेता". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 September 2020.