Robin Hibu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Robin Hibu

• Robin Hibu belongs to the Apatani tribe, a tribal Hindu group.

• He came from a family with a farming background, but they did not have enough land to support themselves. He would gather and sell firewood to earn extra income.

• Robin’s community did not have a school, but he loved learning and walked about ten kilometres to attend school.

• After finishing his school education, he decided to go to Delhi for higher studies.

• He did not have enough money for a train reservation, so he had to sit on the floor in front of the toilet during his journey from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.

• In Delhi, Robin Hibu could not find a place to stay and slept outside a vegetable warehouse near Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

• After a few days, he got a room at JNU’s Narmada Hostel.

• In 2007, Robin’s father was in a coma for four days while waiting for Robin to return from Delhi. When Robin held his father’s hand, he came back to life for half an hour before passing away.

• He does not own a government house, car, or two-wheeler in New Delhi.

• He is the founder and president of Helping Hands, an NGO that helps people from northeastern states in distress. He donates 20% of his salary to Helping Hands.

• Robin Hibu has served as the Joint Commissioner of Police in New Delhi. He often speaks about women’s safety and racism against North-East Indians in Delhi.

  

• He has shared his mobile number on social media so that North-Eastern people could contact him in emergencies.

• Robin Hibu has held various positions including Special Commissioner of Police at Delhi Armed Police, Chief Security Officer at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and Managing Director at Delhi Police Housing Corporation.

• He also served as the Vigilance Chief of the Transport Safety Division of the Delhi Police.

• In 2017, Robin Hibu organized a Thanksgiving event called “India for North East People-Unity in Diversity” to honour those who had supported people from the North East.

• In 2019, Indian boxer and Rajya Sabha MP Mary Kom supported Hibu’s NGO, Helping Hands, and provided financial aid to Northeastern COVID-19 patients in Delhi.

• In 2021, a writer named Thanmi Khamrang released Hibu’s biography ‘Cop With A Golden Heart Robin Hibu’ under Walnut Publications.

  

• In June 2024, Robin Hibu was promoted to the DGP rank by the Union Home Ministry of India.

• He likes playing badminton in his free time. He is a fitness enthusiast and does yoga regularly.

  

• Robin Hibu likes playing guitar in his leisure time.