Arun Kumar Gupta

Arun Kumar Gupta
Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police
In office 1 January 2015 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Anand Lal Banarjee
Succeeded by	Arvind Kumar Jain
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Retired IPS Officer

Arun Kumar Gupta is a retired IPS officer. He was the Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police for a month in the Akhilesh Yadav Government.^[1][2][3]

Indian Police Service

He is a 1977-batch Indian Police Service IPS officer.

Previous posting

• Director General of Police of Police Recruitment and Promotion Board.^[4][5][6]

Awards

• In 2003, he has been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service.^[7]

See also

• Law enforcement in India

References

1. "Gupta is UP DGP, just before retirement". indianexpress.com. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
2. "Arun Kumar Gupta becomes new UP DGP". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
3. "AK Gupta new Uttar Pradesh DGP". hindustantimes.com. January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
4. "If the biggest force with maximum weapons and best brains can't do better policing, who will". indianexpress.com. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
5. "Arun Kumar Gupta has been given additional charge of police recruitment and promotion board". zeenews.india.com. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
6. "A K succeeds A K; UP gets new DGP within 31 days". indianmandarins.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
7. "PIB Press Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 13 June 2023.