Rajeev Kumar (IPS)

Rajeev Kumar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
3 April 2026
Preceded bySaket Gokhale
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Director General of West Bengal Police
Acting
In office
31 December 2023 – 18 March 2024
Appointed byMamata Banerjee
Preceded byManoj Malaviya
Succeeded byVivek Sahay (acting)
Additional Chief Secretary, Dept of I&T, Govt. of West Bengal
In office
25 December 2019 – 4 June 2025
Appointed byMamata Banerjee
Preceded byDebasis Sen
Succeeded byAnup Kumar Aggarwal
37th Police Commissioner of Kolkata
In office
21 May 2016 – 19 February 2019
Preceded bySoumen Mitra
Succeeded byAnuj Sharma
In office
14 February 2016 – 12 April 2016
Preceded bySurajit Kar Purkayastha
Succeeded bySoumen Mitra
Personal details
Born (1966-01-31) January 31, 1966
EducationB.E.
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Police career
Allegiance India
DepartmentKolkata Police
West Bengal Police
BranchKolkata Police
West Bengal Police
Service years1990–2026
StatusActive
RankDirector General
Badge no.19891041
Batch1989
CadreWest Bengal
Awards
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Rajeev Kumar (born 31 January 1966) IPS PPM is a retired Indian police officer and bureaucrat, who served as the Director General of West Bengal Police, from July 2024 till January 2026. Previously he served in the same post from December 2023 until was removed by Election Commission of India in March 2024. Prior to his office, he also served as Additional Chief Secretary in Information and Technology Department of the Government of West Bengal from December 2019 to June 2025.