IPS Nupur Prasad Selected For President’s Medal; Officer Led CBI Probe Into Sushant Singh Rajput Death

IPS
office
Nupu
P asad,
who
headed
the
Ce t al
Bu eau
of
I vestigatio ‘s
p obe
i to
acto
Susha t
Si gh
Rajput’s
death,
has
bee
selected
fo
the
P eside t’s
Medal
fo
Disti guished
Se vice
this
yea ,
addi g
a
majo
ho ou
to
the
ca ee
of
the
2007-batch
AGMUT
cad e
office .

P asad
has
ece tly
etu ed
to
the
Delhi
Police
afte
completi g
he
CBI
assig me t.
She
has
ow
take
cha ge
as
Joi t
Commissio e
of
Police
i
the
Eco omic
Offe ces
Wi g,
whe e
she
will
ove see
i vestigatio s
i volvi g
fi a cial
a d
eco omic
offe ces.

The
awa d
ecog ises
he
wo k
ac oss
seve al
challe gi g
assig me ts
i
diffe e t
pa ts
of
the
cou t y,
i cludi g
Delhi,
the
CBI,
West
Be gal
a d
A u achal
P adesh.

CBI
Role
A d
Susha t
Si gh
Rajput
Death
P obe

O e
of
the
most
p omi e t
assig me ts
of
P asad’s
ca ee
came
du i g
he
te u e
with
the
CBI,
whe
she
led
the
i vestigatio
i to
the
death
of
Susha t
Si gh
Rajput.

Rajput,
34,
was
fou d
dead
at
his
eside ce
i
Mumbai’s
Ba d a
a ea
o
Ju e
14,
2020.
The
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
his
death
quickly
became
a
majo
atio al
co t ove sy,
with
questio s
aised
ove
whethe
he
had
died
by
suicide
o
whethe
the e
was
evide ce
of
c imi al
w o gdoi g.

The
matte
took
a
sig ifica t
tu
afte
Rajput’s
fathe ,
K
K
Si gh,
filed
a
case
i
Pat a
ami g
acto
Rhea
Chak abo ty
a d
othe s.
The
complai t
i cluded
allegatio s
elati g
to
abetme t
to
suicide,
ha assme t
a d
fi a cial
i egula ities.

Followi g
the
legal
dispute
ove
ju isdictio
a d
i te se
public
atte tio ,
the
CBI
took
ove
the
i vestigatio
i
August
2020.
P asad
subseque tly
played
a
key
ole
i
ove seei g
the
age cy’s
i vestigatio ,
which
exami ed
wit ess
accou ts,
fo e sic
mate ial,
medical
eco ds
a d
seve al
possible
theo ies
su ou di g
the
acto ‘s
death.

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I teg ity
A d
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Officials
desc ibed
P asad
as
a
“accomplished
office “,
with
the
awa d
citatio
highlighti g
he
“ve satility,
i teg ity
a d
i stitutio al
visio “.

He
ca ee
has
i volved
assig me ts
ac oss
polici g,
i vestigatio
a d
admi ist ative
oles.
The
citatio
specifically
poi ts
to
he
wo k
i
Delhi
Police
as
well
as
he
CBI
espo sibilities
a d
posti gs
i
West
Be gal
a d
A u achal
P adesh.

He
selectio
fo
the
P eside t’s
Medal
comes
as
ecog itio
of
a
ca ee
that
has
i volved
both
high-p ofile
i vestigatio s
a d
g ass oots
polici g
i itiatives.

The
Susha t
Si gh
Rajput
case
was
amo g
the
most
closely
watched
i vestigatio s
du i g
he
CBI
te u e,
att acti g
sustai ed
media
a d
public
sc uti y
ove
seve al
yea s.

Buildi g
Shahda a’s
Polici g
F amewo k

P asad’s
eco d
exte ds
beyo d
high-p ofile
i vestigatio s.
Du i g
he
te u e
as
the
fi st
DCP
of
Shahda a,
she
was
tasked
with
establishi g
the
polici g
f amewo k
fo
the
ewly
c eated
dist ict.

He
wo k
the e
i cluded
actio
agai st
d ug
etwo ks
a d
illegal
gambli g
ope atio s.
She
also
u de took
measu es
aimed
at
maki g
A a d
Viha
a
“s atchi g-f ee
zo e”.

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Wome ‘s
Safety
A d
Youth
I itiatives

As
DCP
of
No th
Dist ict,
P asad
ha dled
secu ity
a a geme ts
fo
seve al
majo
public
eve ts,
i cludi g
Delhi
U ive sity
stude t
electio s
a d
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s
at
the

Red
Fo t.

He
polici g
i itiatives
also
i cluded
self-defe ce
p og ammes
fo
wome
a d
hygie e- elated
campaig s
co ducted
with
the
Ladli
Fou datio .
She
was
additio ally
i volved
i
youth
skill
developme t
a d
a ti-d ug
i itiatives
i
collabo atio
with
SPYM.

Mea while,
17
Delhi
Police
pe so el
have
bee
ecog ised
with
police
se vice
medals
this
I depe de ce
Day.
Apa t
f om
P asad,
Additio al
Commissio e
of
Police
Di esh
Kuma
Gupta
has
also
bee
awa ded
the
P eside t’s
Medal
fo
Disti guished
Se vice.

Gupta,
a
2010-batch
office ,
has
held
seve al
ope atio al
a d
specialised
assig me ts,
i cludi g
oles
i
P eet
Viha ,
Alipu ,
East,
No theast
a d
Southwest
dist icts,
as
well
as
the
Special
B a ch.
He
has
also
se ved
as
Additio al
DCP
i
multiple
dist icts
a d
as
DCP
ove seei g
a eas
i cludi g
Railway,
IGI
Ai po t,
T affic,
Rec uitme t
Cell
a d
Shahda a.

P asad’s
etu
to
the
Delhi
Police,
ow
as
Joi t
Commissio e
i
the
Eco omic
Offe ces
Wi g,
ma ks
the
latest
chapte
i
a
ca ee
that
has
combi ed
i vestigative
espo sibility,
dist ict
polici g
a d
i stitutio al
leade ship.

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