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Mukul Goel is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He is the current Director General of Police (DGP) of Indian state Uttar Pradesh since his appointment in June 2021 and had previously served as the as the Additional Director General (ADG) of Border Security Force. He was suspended by the erstwhile Mayawati's government in 2007 for alleged irregularities in police recruitment.

Early life
He was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Career
Mukul Goel served Uttar Pradesh Police in various capacities such as police chief of districts like Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Saharanpur and Meerut. He also served as Deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in Kanpur, Agra and Bareilly ranges. In 2013, he served as the Additional director general of police (Law and Order) after riots broke out in Muzaffarnagar and its neighboring districts. Later, he served as ADG of He also served as ADG of Criminal Investigation Department and ADG (Indian Railways). In 2016, Goel was appointed as the IG of Border Security Force and moved to New Delhi on deputation. In June 2021, the Yogi Adityanath-led Government of Uttar Pradesh appointed him as the Director General of Police of the state.