Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

• Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh was born in a middle-class family in Bihar.

• He completed middle school education from a school in Jhajhwa and 10th from a school in Shahpur.

• After completing his formal education, he cleared the Indian Police Services (IPS) examination in 1998.

• He began the foundation course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, in 1998. He completed 10 months of training at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, and later trained at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur.

• As Amritsar ASP in 1999, he learnt the foundational policing duties.

• As Patiala ASP in 2001, he continued field training and worked on law enforcement in semi-urban and urban areas.

• As Ludhiana ASP during 2001–2002, he handled law and order responsibilities in a major commercial centre.

• As the Amritsar City SP in 2002, he led major investigations, including rescuing 53 child labourers in July 2002, Punjab’s first cybercrime case in August 2002, and a PMT entrance exam scam. He also investigated a kidney transplant racket running since the mid-1990s.

• As Mohali SP in November 2003, he introduced email-based FIR filing, investigated fake certificates and paper leak scams, and helped trace the Hannah Foster murder suspect Maninder Pal Singh Kohli in early 2004.

• As Ferozepur SSP in April 2004, he conducted free and fair Lok Sabha elections under the Election Commission of India’s supervision.

• As Amritsar DIG Prisons in December 2005, he introduced prison reforms including legal aid, education, and rehabilitation programmes. His work was recognised by India Vision Foundation and BPR&D.

• As Gurdaspur SSP in January 2007, he oversaw the 2007 Assembly elections held on 14 February. He implemented the separation of investigation and law and order, placed complaint boxes, and introduced PROs in Pathankot and Gurdaspur.

• As Amritsar SSP from April 2007 to November 2009, he managed security during the Dera Sacha Sauda protest (May 2007) and the Vienna episode (May 2009). He implemented systems like FIR digitisation, PRO deployment, Women and Child Helpline, Crime Stoppers, and community policing.

• As Ludhiana Range DIG in August 2013, he supervised range operations and the Punjab Cyber Cell. His focus was on proactive policing and sensitising officers on the dignity and rights of women and marginalised communities.

• As Jalandhar CP in May 2014, he removed colonial policing methods, introduced community policing systems, and ensured law and order over a 69-day tenure.

• As Jalandhar Range DIG in August 2014, he oversaw the administration of Kapurthala, Rural Jalandhar, and Hoshiarpur police districts.

• As Ludhiana CP in November 2020, he focused on crime prevention and created a citizen-centric and business-friendly policing model in the state’s industrial hub.

• In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections, he contested from Amritsar North and won with 58,133 votes (46.98% of the total share).

• His wife, Madhumita, suffered a heart attack at 10:30 am on 20 September 2024, after which she was rushed to a private hospital. She passed the following day around 2:30 am.