Former IPS Subesh Kumar Singh (file photo)
Former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Subesh Singh passed away today. IPS Subesh Singh, of the 1984 batch, was suffering from cancer for a long time. Due to this disease he died on Tuesday night at the age of 68. He was cremated in Banaras on Wednesday afternoon. IPS Subesh Singh, originally from Bhagalpur, was born on January 3, 1956. After studying for a master’s degree in botany, he was selected in the 1984 batch of the Indian Police Service.
At that time he got the Uttar Pradesh cadre. After training at the police academy, Subesh Singh’s field training was conducted under former IPS OP Singh, who was director general of Uttar Pradesh police. After this, he first got the captaincy of Pithoragarh district in united Uttar Pradesh. Later he was SP in Mau, Jaunpur, Dehradun, Faizabad and Gorakhpur. In 1997, he took charge as SSP in the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Later he traveled as DIG, IG and ADG in many areas and retired after attaining the post of DG.
Subesh Singh retired from the post of Managing Director
While ADG, Subesh Singh also held the posts of STF, ATS, Law and Order, Personnel and Training of ADG for some time. Apart from this, he has also held the posts of DG EOW and State Information Commissioner. The IPS officer, who usually worked in a calm and planned manner, once became aggressive when he was Lucknow SSP. There was a police encounter with the then gangster Shriprakash Shukla. In this, SSP Peshkar RK Singh had died after being shot by Sriprakash.
Sworn to eliminate Shriprakash Shukla
After this incident, he had sworn in the police meeting itself that now he will not rest until Shriprakash Shukla is buried. However, just a few days after this incident, the STF was formed to nab Shriprakash Shukla dead or alive and this STF killed Shriprakash Shukla in just six months. Later, Subesh Singh also became DIG in STF and effectively worked on many schemes to eliminate criminals.
Wave of mourning in the IPS lobby
After retiring from the post of Director General, the Uttar Pradesh government also appointed him as a member of various judicial commissions. This also includes the murder case of gangster don Atiq-Ashraf in Prayagraj. Rajesh Pandey, who was CO under Subesh Singh, calls him a brilliant and intelligent officer in his book Supremacy. At the same time, former IPS OP Singh, who was Subesh Kumar Singh’s SSP during his formation, also appreciated his decisions. Former IPS OP Singh wrote a message on social media regarding the death of Subesh Singh. He said that he has lost a true friend of duty, gentlemanly, liberal and dedicated. He said Subesh Kumar Singh has left a legacy of honesty, kindness and loyalty.
