Abhinav Kumar (IPS)

Abhinav Kumar (born 31 August 1973) is an Indian Police Service officer and the current Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttarakhand Police. He is the 12th DGP of the Himalayan state.

Early life and education
Kumar was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and attended the all-boys boarding The Doon School in Dehradun. He then read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at Mansfield College, Oxford in the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Indian Police Service career
Kumar joined the Indian Police Service in 1996. Before becoming the 12th DGP of Uttarakhand, Kumar served as Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Uttarakhand as well as the Special Principal Secretary to Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

Awards

 * Police Medal for Meritorious Service 2012
 * President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service 2022