Shri Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh IPS (Punjab 1998) presently IGP/ATS (Intelligence-II), Punjab has been appointed as IGP- Crime with additional charge of OCCU, Punjab vice Shri M F Farooqui IPS (Punjab 1995).
presently heading ATS (Anti-Terror Squad) of Punjab Police as its founder Inspector General of Police. In the short stint as Police Commissioner of Ludhiana, He successfully transfermed the colonial policing into citizen-centric model policing.
As Inspector General of Police, STF (Punjab), he played significant role in neutralising various inter-state gangs. His services were also recognised in peaceful conduct of Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 and he was awarded with DGP Commendation Disc for ensuring gangster-free elections. Before this, he remained posted as DIG Border Range (Amritsar), Police Commissioner of Jalandhar City, DIG of Ludhiana Range and Jalandhar Range. He has headed Amritsar, Gurdsapur, Batala and Ferozepur districts as Senior Superintendent of Police. Besides, he has served as SP City Amritsar and SP City Mohali.
He is the only IPS of Punjab Cadre to head all three major Cities of Punjab — Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana as Police Commissioner or Sr. Superintendant of Police. At the same time, He has distinctly served as DIG of Ludhiana Range, Jalandhar Range and Border Range (Amritsar).
The officer has also excelled in the investigation of cyber crime. He has distinction to set up Cyber Investigation Wingof Punjab Police at Mohali as its founder Senior Superintendent of Police. The officer is also credited to initiate and streamline prison reforms during his posting as DIG Prisons of Amritsar Central Jail.
As ASP he has served in Amritsar, Ferozepur, Patiala and Ludhiana Districts of Punjab. He has also served in the Punjab Armed Police as Commandant and DIG.
His attitude of continuous learning has added core professional competencies which reflect from his performance. The officer joined the IPS after doing MA from Patna University in Sanskrit with specialisation in Indian Philosophy. However, he continued with excelling in the learning process and completed Ph.D. in Police Administration from Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar in 2011. His topic of doctoral research was ‘Human Rights of Prisoners’. After that he did LL.B. (2013) from Panjab University, Chandigarh and specialised in the areas of Constitutional and Criminal law. He also holds MBA degree in HR & Strategic Management (2016) from the Indira Gandhi National Open University.
The officer is a prolific writer also who has penned down various books on various subjects. Some of his books are Right to Information: Law & Practice, Cyber Crime: Law & practice, Universal Teachings of Kabir” (a bilingual book on the teachings of Sant Kabir in Hindi and English).
The officer is a regular visitor of various Universities and Academic Institution for delivering lectures on various topics especially connected with nation building and personality development. He has delivered number of speeches in Panjab University, GNDU Amritsar, Punjabi University Patiala, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh, and Punjab Police Academy at Phillaur. He also spoke in a number of seminars in Pune University (March 2015), University of Jammu (October 2014), Devi Ahilya University, Indore (September 2013).
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Shri Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh the very best.
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