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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 2 min read

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Date of birth8 January 1965

Age56 Years

BirthplaceBihar

ProfessionCivil Servant (IPS Officer)

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

Sanjay Singh (IPS Officer) Biography

Sanjay Kumar Singh is a career Indian Police Service officer of the 1996 batch from the Odisha cadre who has served in a range of policing and anti-narcot­

Early life and background

Sanjay Kumar Singh was born on 8 January 1965 in Bihar. He completed his undergraduate studies in history at Hindu College, University of Delhi, and later earned a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from the University of Leeds in England. His listed hometown is Bihar and he holds Indian nationality.

Career

Singh entered the Indian Police Service and belongs to the 1996 batch, Odisha cadre. Over the years he has held multiple leadership positions within state and central policing agencies. In October 1999 he served as a superintendent of police in Odisha and subsequently took on senior roles in the state's drug enforcement efforts, including a period as Additional Director General of the Drug Task Force in Odisha.

He has also worked as commissioner of Bhubaneswar and as additional commissioner for the Twin City area in Odisha Police, positions that placed him in charge of urban policing and law-and-order responsibilities.

Singh has experience as an investigating officer at large, multi-agency events; he was part of investigative work connected to the 2010 Commonwealth Games. At the national level, he has served on deputation to central agencies. On 31 January 2015 he was appointed to the rank of Inspector General of Police for the Government of India. By January 2021 he was serving as Deputy Director-General (DDG) at the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in New Delhi, and later held the designation of Deputy Director General (OPS) at NCB headquarters.

In November 2021 he was given operational responsibility in high-profile narcotics investigations when he replaced the NCB zonal director in the case associated with Aryan Khan; that transfer also included five other cases that were reassigned to him.

Public profile

Physically, Singh is described as approximately 170 cm tall (about 5 feet 7 inches) with black hair and black eyes. Public records list his zodiac sign as Capricorn. He is married; details about his spouse are not publicly listed in the available information.

Latest updates

As of the latest available details, Sanjay Singh was serving with the Narcotics Control Bureau at its New Delhi headquarters in a senior deputy director-general role. His assignment in late 2021 expanded his remit to include several transferred narcotics cases.

Personal notes

Singh’s educational background in history and human resource management complements a long career in policing and administrative leadership. His progression from state-level postings in Odisha to senior roles at a national narcotics enforcement agency reflects a focus on drug enforcement and urban policing over decades of service.

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Recent Work

Deputy Director-General (OPS), Narcotics Control Bureau (Hdqrs.), New Delhi

Senior leadership role at the NCB involving oversight of narcotics investigations and operations; in November 2021 he was assigned multiple transferred cases including the Aryan Khan matter.

2021
Inspector General of Police, Government of India

Appointed to the rank of Inspector General on 31 January 2015.

2015
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Career Highlights

  1. Indian Police Service officer of the 1996 batch, Odisha cadre
  2. Additional Director General of the Drug Task Force, Odisha
  3. Commissioner of Bhubaneswar and Additional Commissioner, Twin City, Odisha Police
  4. Investigating officer during the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  5. Deputy Director-General at the Narcotics Control Bureau, New Delhi
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