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{{short description|Indian Police Service (IPS) officer & director}}
{{Infobox person
 | name          = Gupteshwar Pandey
 | image         = IMG-20200922-WA0063.jpg
 | caption       = Pandey in 2020
 | birth_name    = 
 | birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1961|02|11|df=y}}
 | birth_place   = Geruabandh Village, [[Buxar]] 
 | nationality     = Indian
 | party           = [[Janata Dal (United)]] (since 2020)
 | alma_mater      =  [[Patna University]]
 | occupation    = Former civil servant, [[IPS officer]] 
 | years_active  = 
 | module        = 
{{Infobox police officer | embed = yes
   |department     = [[Bihar Police]]
   |service        = {{flag|India}}
   | allegiance =[[Indian Police Service]] 
   |rank           = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]]
   |serviceyears = 1987 - 2020
| status=''Resignation''
   | awards        =  [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Gallantry.png|30px]] [[President's Police Medal|President's Police and Fire Services Medal]] for gallantry<ref>{{cite web |title=Shri Gupteshwar Pandey |url=https://www.police.gov.in/content/awards/shri-gupteshwar-pandey.php |publisher=Police.gov.in |access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>
 }}
}}

'''Gupteshwar Pandey''' is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] officer. He served as [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abpnews.abplive.in/bihar-news/1987-batch-ips-officer-gupteshwar-pandey-becomes-bihars-new-dgp-1061604|title=1987 बैच के IPS अधिकारी गुप्तेश्वर पाण्डेय बने बिहार के नए DGP|last=डेस्क|first=एबीपी न्यूज़ वेब|date=2019-01-31|website=abpnews.abplive.in|language=hi|access-date=2019-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/pti-feed/gupteshwar-pandey-takes-over-as-new-dgp-of-bihar/story/315688.html|title=Gupteshwar Pandey takes over as new DGP of Bihar- Business News|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2019-07-18}}</ref> He has taken voluntary retirement on 22 September 2020, five months before completion of his service tenure (28 February 2021).<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 23, 2020|first=Debashish |last=Karmakar|title=Gupteshwar Pandey: Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey takes voluntary retirement from service, likely to contest election |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-dgp-gupteshwar-pandey-takes-voluntary-retirement-from-service-likely-to-contest-election/articleshow/78264127.cms|access-date=2020-09-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was succeeded by Sanjeev Kumar Singhal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar: बिहार डीजीपी का प्रभार संभालेंगे SK सिंघल, गुप्तेश्वर पांडेय ने लिया रिटायरमेंट|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/gupteshwar-pandey-vrs-sanjeev-kumar-singhal-will-take-charge-of-the-post-of-dgp-of-bihar/articleshow/78265343.cms|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Gupteshwar Pandey was born in 1961 in Geruabandh village of [[Buxar]] district.  His village was away from basic facilities like electricity, health, education, and roads. After completing his intermediate, he studied at Patna University. He earlier appeared for the [[Civil Services Examination (India)|UPSC exam]] in Sanskrit Language and was allotted [[Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)|Indian Revenue Service - Income Tax]] after which he reappeared for UPSC and joined the Indian Police Service in 1987 and was allotted Bihar Cadre.

== Career at the Indian Police Service ==
He served as [[Superintendent of police (India)|superintendent of police]] in several major districts of Bihar. While serving as [[inspector-general of police]] of the Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur Range, he started many initiatives to curb crime and make police people-friendly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Buddhist wisdom to boost cop-citizen relations - Muzaffarpur range inspector-general of police starts initiative to make a people-friendly force|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/buddhist-wisdom-to-boost-cop-citizen-relations-muzaffarpur-range-inspector-general-of-police-starts-initiative-to-make-a-people-friendly-force/cid/387157|access-date=2020-09-23|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== Alcohol ban campaign ==
In November 2015, the Bihar Government banned alcohol. Gupteswar Pandey travelled across Bihar and campaigned for an alcohol ban.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-31|title=Gupteshwar Pandey, hero of liquor ban, to be the new Bihar DGP|url=https://zeenews.india.com/gupteshwar-pandey-hero-of-liquor-ban-to-be-the-new-bihar-dgp-2175897.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Pandey earlier applied for VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) before the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha election]] but he was not given a ticket from [[Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Buxar constituency]], later he withdrew his VRS application. In 2020, after quick approval of his VRS from Governor [[Phagu Chauhan|Fagu Chauhan]], an exception was made in his case with the waiver of a mandatory three-month-long cooling-off period for government servants to join politics. Pandey joined [[Janata Dal (United)]] on 27 September 2020 at party supremo and Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar|Nitish Kumar’s]] residence in Patna.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-27|title=CM Nitish Kumar by his side, ex-Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins JD(U) before polls|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-bihar-dgp-gupteshwar-pandey-joins-jdu-at-cm-nitish-kumars-residence-6618099/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins Nitish Kumar's party JDU|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/times-now/india/former-bihar-dgp-gupteshwar-pandey-joins-nitish-kumar-s-party-jdu/75977|access-date=2020-09-27|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar Election: जदयू में शामिल हुए पूर्व डीजीपी गुप्तेश्वर पांडेय, बोले- नीतीश हमारे नेता|url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/former-dgp-of-bihar-gupteshwar-pandey-to-join-jd-u-this-evening|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/new-bihar-dgp-gupteshwar-pandey-appeals-against-mob-lynchings-5563723/|title=New Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey appeals against mob lynchings|date=2019-02-01|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2019-10-12}}

== External links ==
{{Twitter|id=ips_gupteshwar}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Indian police officers]]
[[Category:Bihar Police]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]


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