Antiexsolutions at 16:00, 7 April 2026

2026-04-07T16:00:45Z

New page

{{short description|Indian police official (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jagmohan Yadav
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]
| term_start = 1 July 2015
| term_end = 31 December 2015
| predecessor = Arvind Kumar Jain
| successor = [[Javeed Ahmad|S. Javeed Ahmad]]
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name =":1" />
| occupation = [[Indian Police Service|IPS Officer]]
| children =
| party =
| alma_mater = [[Allahabad University]]
| profession =
| sibling =
| website =
| awards = [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|30px]] [[President's Police Medal]] for Distinguished Service<ref name =":1" /><br/>[[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] Police Medal for Meritorious Service<ref name =":1" /><br/>[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|30px]] 50th Anniversary Independence Medal<ref name =":1" />
| office1 = [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID)
| term_start1 = 31 December 2014
| term_end1 = 30 June 2015
| module = {{Infobox police officer
|child = yes
|service_years = 1983-2015
|rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director General of Police]]
|department =
[[File:Uttar Pradesh Logo.png|20px]] [[Uttar Pradesh Police]]
}}
}}

[[File:Jagmohan_Yadav_DGP_UP.jpeg|thumb|Yadav addressing a press conference]]
'''Jagmohan Yadav''' is a retired 1983 batch [[Indian Police Service|IPS officer]] belonging to [[Uttar Pradesh]] Cadre who has served as the [[Director General of Police|Director General]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]].

==Education==
Yadav has a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate degree]] in philosophy ([[Master of Arts|MA:Philosophy]]) from [[University of Allahabad|Allahabad University]].<ref name =":1">{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/pdf/IPSGRADLIST20032015FINAL.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Cadre IPS Gradation List - 2015|website=[[Uttar Pradesh Police]]|publisher=[[Department of Home (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Home]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Apart from serving as the [[Director general of police|Director General]] (DG) of [[Uttar Pradesh Police]], Yadav served in key positions in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Government]] ([[Uttar Pradesh Police|Police]]) including as [[Additional director general of police|Additional Director General]] (Law and Order), [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General]] (IG) of [[Meerut]], [[Bareilly]] and [[Gorakhpur]] Zones, [[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General]] of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF), Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of [[Lucknow]], [[Bareilly]] Gorakhpur Ranges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/uttar-pradesh-dgp-jagmohan-yadav-retires-from-service-115123100883_1.html|title=Uttar Pradesh DGP Jagmohan Yadav retires from service|author=Press Trust of India|date=31 December 2015|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagmohan-yadav-appointed-new-dgp-of-uttar-pradesh-776978|title=Jagmohan Yadav Appointed New DGP of Uttar Pradesh|date=1 July 2015|work=[[NDTV]]|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/top-cop-blames-non-vigilant-administration-for-aug-17-violence/|title=Top cop blames non vigilant administration for Aug 17 violence|date=3 September 2012|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.civilserviceindia.com/jagmohan-takes-over-as-new-dgp-of-uttar-pradesh/|title=Jagmohan takes over as new DGP of Uttar Pradesh|date=1 July 2015|work=Civil Service India (Blog)|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://uppolice.gov.in/writereaddata/uploaded-content/Web_Page/1_7_2015_10_43_0_press.pdf |script-title=hi:श्री जगमोहन यादव द्वारा पुलिस महानिदेशक, उत्तर प्रदेश का पद भार ग्रहण किया गया।|date=30 June 2015|website=[[Uttar Pradesh Police]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Mr. Jagmohan Yadav assumes the charge of Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh.|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> He also served as the [[Director general of police|Director General]] of CB-CID (Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department).<ref name=":0" />

He was also the District [[Superintendent of police (India)|Senior Superintendent of Police]]/[[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SSP/SP) of [[Kanpur]], [[Agra]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Dehradun]], [[Sitapur]], [[Deoria, Uttar Pradesh|Deoaria]] and [[Maharajganj district|Maharajganj]] districts.<ref name=":0" />

Yadav retired on 31 December 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/uttar-pradesh-dgp-jagmohan-yadav-retires-from-service-540192-2015-12-31|title=Uttar Pradesh DGP Jagmohan Yadav retires from service|date=31 December 2015|website=[[India Today]]|access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/uttar-pradesh-dgp-jagmohan-yadav-retires-from-service-115123100883_1.html|title=Uttar Pradesh DGP Jagmohan Yadav retires from service|date=31 December 2015|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=22 August 2017|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/DGP-Jagmohan-retires-a-happy-man/articleshow/50400094.cms|title=DGP Jagmohan retires a 'happy man'|date=1 January 2016|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref>

== Decorations ==
<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/uttar-pradesh-dgp-jagmohan-yadav-retires-from-service-540192-2015-12-31|title=Uttar Pradesh DGP Jagmohan Yadav retires from service|date=31 December 2015|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png|30x30px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal for meritorious service]] - Received on 26 January 2000
* [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|30x30px]] [[President's Police Medal|President's Police Medal for distinguished service]] - Received on 26 January 2011
* [[File:IND_50th_Anniversary_Independence_medal.svg|30x30px]] 50th Independence Anniversary Medal - Received on 15 August 1997

==See also==
*[[Uttar Pradesh Police]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadav, Jagmohan}}
[[Category:Director generals of Uttar Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Indian Police Service officers]]
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Jagmohan Yadav - Revision history

Antiexsolutions at 16:00, 7 April 2026