Manoj Yadava

Manoj Yadava is an Indian police officer who is DG of Railway Protection Force and former Director General of Police of Haryana Police. He had previously held the post of joint director of the Intelligence Bureau at the Union Home Ministry (MHA).

Early life
Yadava was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.

His elder son Aditya Vikram Yadav, IAS has secured the rank 72 in UPSC 2018 and currently serving as the District Magistrate (DM) of Sivasagar district in Assam. His younger son Aniruddh Yadav is also an IAS officer. Aniruddh secured the All-India Rank (AIR) 08 in the UPSC Civil Services Exam-2022 result.

Career
Yadava was appointed to the IPS in 1988. He has worked as SP in many districts of Haryana.

He joined the Intelligence Bureau in February 2003.

On 18 February 2019, he was appointed as Director General of Police, Haryana. On 7 January 2021, Haryana government extended his tenure till further orders.

He was replaced by the incumbent Prashanta Kumar Agrawal, an IPS officer of the 1988 batch on 16 August 2021. Yadav is appointed as the Director General of Police or head of Railway Protection Force.