Former IPS and MLA Sultan Singh Dies of Cancer
- Indian Masterminds Bureau
- Published on 5 Jul 2021, 1:33 pm IST
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Sultan Singh was 76 when he passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata due to cancer. He was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer after which he joined politics in 2011.
- Ex-IPS Sultan Singh
Ex-IPS officer and former MLA Sultan Singh took his last breath at a private hospital in Kolkata on Sunday. He was currently 76 and was suffering from cancer.
Known as a bold police officer, Singh left Indian Police Service (IPS) in 2011 to join the Trinamool Congress. He won the Bally assembly seat in 2011 and served as a member of the Howrah Improvement Trust (HIT) and, for a while, the chairperson of the West Bengal Surface Transport Corporation.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “Saddened to hear about the demise of former @AITCofficial MLA & former IPS officer Sultan Singh ji. My deepest condolences to his family and well-wishers. His contribution to public service shall always be remembered.”
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