As April draws to a close, 16 senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from various state cadres are set to retire, marking a significant moment in administrative transitions across the country. The list includes officers from batches ranging from 1987 to 2011, reflecting decades of service in policing and governance.
Notable names include:
SC Dwivedi (2003 batch promotee IPS, Chhattisgarh)
Anurag Gupta (1990 batch, Jharkhand)
Alok Mohan (1987 batch, Karnataka)
B.S. Lokesh Kumar (2005 batch, Karnataka)
K. Padmakumar (1989 batch, Kerala)
Daluram Teniwar (2009 batch, Madhya Pradesh)
Vivek Phansalkar (1989 batch, Maharashtra)
Arun Kumar Ray (1988 batch, Odisha)
Mandeep Singh (Punjab)
Raj Kumar Gupta (2011 batch, Rajasthan)
V.B. Kamlasan Reddy (Telangana)
Soumitra Dhar (2005 batch, Tripura)
From Uttar Pradesh cadre:
Ajay Anand (1992 batch IPS)
Rakesh Singh (2003 batch promotee IPS)
Yogesh Singh (2007 batch promotee IPS)
Radhey Shyam (2010 batch promotee IPS)
These retirements represent both the culmination of distinguished careers and upcoming opportunities for promotions and reshuffles within state police departments.
