Sulkhan Singh
{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
|image= File:The DGP of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Sulkhan Singh calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on June 15, 2017.jpg
|caption = Sulkhan Singh with Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi
|office=Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police
|term_start=22 April 2017
|term_end= 31 December 2017
|predecessor=S. Javeed Ahmad
|successor= O.P. Singh
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1957|9|8|df=y}}
|birth_place=Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India
|occupation=IPS Officer
|children=|party=
|alma_mater=IIT Roorkee
IIT Delhi
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|nationality={{flag|India|name=Indian}}
|sibling=|website=
|awards=30px President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
30px Police Medal for Meritorious Service
30px 50th Anniversary Independence Medal
Union Home Minister’s Medals for excellence in Police Training{{Cite web|url=http://www.bprd.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/201607210603078397378medalfinal2107.pdf|title=List of Medal winners for 2014-15|last=|first=|date=July 21, 2016|website=Bureau of Police Research and Development|access-date=October 3, 2017}}
|office1=Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police Training Directorate
|term_start1=11 April 2015
|term_end1=21 April 2017
}}
Sulkhan Singh (born 8 September 1957) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer belonging to Uttar Pradesh cadre. He was the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police.
Education
Singh has a graduate degree in Civil Engineering (BTech/B.E.) from IIT Roorkee (then University of Roorkee), a post graduate diploma in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi.{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/13_2_2017_11_28_44_IPS_GRAD_LIST_01_01_2017.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=Uttar Pradesh|publisher=Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh|access-date=23 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://mha1.nic.in/ipr/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx|title=Sulkhan Singh - Executive Record Sheet|website=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424100743/http://mha1.nic.in/ipr/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx|archive-date=2016-04-24|url-status=dead|access-date=23 August 2017}} He also has a degree in Law (LLB).
Career
Sulkhan Singh has served in various key positions for Uttar Pradesh Government (Police), including as the Director General (DG) of Uttar Pradesh Police, Director General of Training Directorate, Additional Director General (ADG) (Police Headquarters) in Allahabad, Additional Director General/Inspector General/Secretary (ADG/IG) in Department of Prison administration and reform of Uttar Pradesh Government, Inspector General (IG) of Lucknow Zone, Deputy Inspector General of Lucknow, Allahabad and Mirzapur ranges, and as District Senior Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police (SSP/SP) of Agra, Allahabad, Saharanpur, and Rampur districts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/apr/29/sulkhan-singhs-rise-from-a-village-boy-to-uttar-pradeshs-top-cop-1599273.html|title=Sulkhan Singh's rise from a village boy to Uttar Pradesh's top-cop|last=Bajpai|first=Namita|date=29 April 2017|website=The Indian Express|access-date=23 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sulkhan-singh-takes-charge-new-up-dgp-cow-vigilantism-gundagardi/1/935393.html|title=Sulkhan Singh takes charge as new UP DGP, promises zero tolerance against cow vigilantism, 'gundagardi'|last=|first=|date=22 April 2017|editor-last=Goswami|editor-first=Dev|website=India Today|access-date=23 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/sulkhan-singh-from-humble-background-to-up-s-top-cop/story-72zDGYdRr5AMZ2YKOfts6K.html|title=Sulkhan Singh -- From humble background to UP's top cop|last=|first=|date=25 April 2017|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 August 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/headline-who-is-sulkhan-singh-here-is-all-you-need-to-know-about-ups-new-dgp/637705/|title=Who is Sulkhan Singh? Here is all you need to know about UP's new DGP|last=|first=|date=22 April 2017|website=Financial Express|access-date=23 August 2017}}
Singh was given extension of three months in September 2017 to serve as Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police till December.{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttar-pradesh-dgp-sulkhan-singh-gets-three-month-extension-4867484/|title=Uttar Pradesh DGP Sulkhan Singh gets three-month extension|last=|first=|date=September 29, 2017|website=Indian express|access-date=January 11, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/up-dgp-sulkhan-singh-gets-three-month-extension-117092901153_1.html|title=UP DGP Sulkhan Singh gets three-month extension|last=|first=|date=September 29, 2017|website=Business Standard|publication-place=Lucknow|access-date=January 11, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hours-after-farewell-uttar-pradesh-dgp-sulkhan-singh-gets-3-months-extension-2549306|title=Hours after farewell, Uttar Pradesh DGP Sulkhan Singh gets 3-month extension|last=Shukla|first=Srawan|date=September 29, 2017|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=January 11, 2018}}
Singh retired on 31 December 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/o-p-singh-is-new-dgp-of-uttar-pradesh/article22340795.ece|title=O. P. Singh is new DGP of Uttar Pradesh|last=|first=|date=January 1, 2018|website=The Hindu|publication-place=Lucknow|access-date=January 11, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/om-prakash-singh-is-uttar-pradeshs-new-dgp-succeeds-sulkhan-singh-1619059.html|title=Om Prakash Singh is Uttar Pradesh's New DGP, Succeeds Sulkhan Singh|last=|first=|date=December 31, 2017|website=News 18|publication-place=Lucknow|access-date=January 11, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-gets-a-new-dgp-op-singh-succeeds-sulkhan-singh-2071080.html|title=Uttar Pradesh gets a new DGP, OP Singh succeeds Sulkhan Singh|last=|first=|date=December 31, 2017|website=Zee News|access-date=January 11, 2018}}
Decorations
{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/pdf/IPSGRADLIST20032015FINAL.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=Uttar Pradesh Police|publisher=Department of Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh|access-date=19 August 2017}}
- 30x30px Police Medal for meritorious service - Received on 15 August 1998
- 30x30px President's Police Medal for distinguished service - Received on 15 August 2006
- 30x30px 50th Independence Anniversary Medal - Received on 15 August 1997
- Union Home Minister’s Medals for excellence in Police Training - Received on 8 September 2017