Rajiv Krishna appointed DGP, UP gets regular Police Chief after 4 years

The Uttar Pradesh government has appointed senior IPS officer Rajeev Krishna as the state’s new Director General of Police. With this appointment, he becomes the first permanent police chief of the state since 2022.  Krishna, a 1991-batch IPS officer, had been serving as the acting DGP since May last year after succeeding Prashant Kumar. He is also serving as Director General of the Vigilance Establishment. With nearly three years of service remaining before his retirement in June 2029,  Krishna will now head the country’s largest police force. The last regular DGP of Uttar Pradesh was Mukul Goel, who was removed from the post in 2022. Since then, the state has had four acting police chiefs.
Krishna is credited with establishing the foundation of the state's anti-terror infrastructure as the
founding chief of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad. His tenure helped shape the agency's operational framework and counter-terror capabilities. His selection is also being viewed as a signal that the government intends to deepen technology-led policing reforms while strengthening the force's professional image and operational effectiveness.
Following the cancellation of the constable recruitment examination amid allegations of a paper leak in 2024, he was entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the fresh recruitment process. Under his supervision, more than 60,000 constables were recruited through a process that was largely praised for transparency, efficiency and strict monitoring.