Former ED Joint Director Rajeshwar Singh gets voluntary retirement, likely to fight UP polls on BJP ticket
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Former ED Joint Director Rajeshwar Singh is likely to fight the UP Assembly election on BJP’s ticket after the Centre approved his request for voluntary retirement from the service on Monday.
The Centre on Monday approved the request for voluntary retirement (VRS) from the service of Rajeshwar Singh, an IPS officer and former Joint Director with the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The star officer who has worked with the Uttar Pradesh Police and the ED for more than 24 years, is expected to fight the UP assembly elections on BJP’s ticket.
“Today (Monday) I am 'hanging up my boots' after 10 years in the service of Uttar Pradesh Police and about 14 years in the Enforcement Directorate in senior positions. While I still have eleven years to superannuate, I was constantly feeling a greater sense of service to the public at large and a complete dedication to the nation at heart, the right medium for propelling which I believe is politics,” said Rajeshwar Singh.
On Monday, in a tweet, Rajeshwar Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and ED Director SK Mishra.
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A native of Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, Rajeshwar Singh is an engineer by degree from the Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad. He also has a law and human rights degree.
“During my tenure in the Uttar Pradesh Police, it has been my endeavour that women, children and victims get speedy justice. I always tried that their faith in the police remains strong. Be it the arrests and encounters of ruthless criminals, saving innocent children and youth while destroying the then flourishing kidnapping industry in the state, or juxtaposing technology with policing - my aim has been to do something new and good every day. And for this, I was showered with immense love and respect from people.. I am sincerely grateful for that,” added the statement by Singh.
Rajeshwar Singh commenced his deputation to the ED from the year 2007. Since then, he has investigated many scams of national ramification and public significance. This includes the investigations in high profile cases like 2G spectrum allocation scam, AgustaWestland helicopter deal, Aircel Maxis scam, Amrapali scam, Noida Ponzi scheme scam, Gomti riverfront scam - in which many white-collar criminals were sent to jail.
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