Amitabh Yash IPS Biography: Everything You Need To Know About The Indian Police Service Officer

Amitabh Yash IPS is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who has served loyally over the years in the Indian law enforcement sphere. He has served as a professional police officer, as a Deputy Inspector General, and as a Senior Supretendent of Police. 

In February 2024, Amitabh Yash IPS was appointed Director General of Police (DGP) of the Special Task Force (STF) and Additional Director General (ADG) of Police for Law and Order in Uttar Pradesh.

Here's everything you need to know about Amitabh Yash IPS:

• His real name is Amitabh Yash
• He is from Bhojpur, Bihar, India
• He acquired primary education at a school in Panta before moving to Delhi where he attended St. Stephen's College. He also attended IIT in Kampur.
• He joined the civil service in 1995 after passing out from IIT
• He is a 1996 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Uttar Pradesh
• He specialized in operations as a professional police officer and contributed to the elimination of notorious gangs which terrorized Jalaun. He was also awarded a Police Medal for Gallantry by the Government of India. 
• He was a Deputy Inspector General at Banda, Moradabad and Kanpur, and an Inspector General at Gorakhpur
• He also worked as a Senior Supretendent of Police in districts of Uttar Pradesh like Jalaun, Bulandsahar Barabanki, Noida, and Saharanpur
• In February 2024, he was appointed Director General of Police (DGP) of the Special Task Force (STF) in Uttar Pradesh. He was also appointed Additional Director General (ADG) of Police for Law and Order in the same area
• Over the years, he has been involved in successful operations against wildlife crime groups, fake currency rackets, drug syndicates, and terrorist
• He has also been involved in the implementation and formulation of transparent recruitment processes as Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board
• As of 2024, he is married to Renu Singh (IFS) who is a wildlifer and Chief conservator of Forests of the Endangered Species Project at Lucknow
• He has two children; Pihu and Pratyaksha.