Rajesh Kumar Pandey

Rajesh Kumar Pandey
PMG & Three Bars, PM, UNM
Personal details
Born (1961-06-15) 15 June 1961
Bara, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India[1][2]
CitizenshipIndian
SpouseMeenu Pandey[2]
Children2[2]
EducationB.Sc., M.Sc. (Botany)[1]
Alma materAllahabad University[1]
Police career
Country India
DepartmentUttar Pradesh Police
Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF)
Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS)
Service years1989-2021[1][3][4]
RankInspector General
Badge no.20062538
Awards President’s Police Medal for Gallantry & Three Bars
Police Medal for Meritorious Service
United Nations Medal (UNMIK)

Rajesh Kumar Pandey, PMG & Three Bars, PM, UNM (Hindi: राजेश कुमार पाण्डेय; born 15 June 1961), also known as Rajesh Pandey, is a retired IPS officer (promoted from PPS) cadre of the IPS-SPS 2003 batch Uttar Pradesh.[5][6][7][8] He was inducted into the Indian Police Service in 2005.[9][10]

He was selected as P.P.S. officer of 1986 batch through Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. He joined U.P. Police as Deputy S.P. on 21 February 1989.[10] He is the founding member of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) and the state's counterterrorism unit, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).[3][5][6][11][12]

He has been awarded the President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) four times in 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2016.[13][14][15][16][17] During his deputation to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo, he was conferred with the United Nations Medal in 2008.[18][19] He retired from the Uttar Pradesh Police as IG, Election Cell on 30 June 2021, after 32 years of service.[4][7][20][21]

Following his retirement, the Government of Uttar Pradesh appointed him as the nodal security officer of UPEIDA and Purvanchal Expressway.[3] In 2023, Pandey co-authored his first book Operation Bazooka along with journalist and media-studies professor, Rakesh Goswami.[11][22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nishant Nandan (12 March 2021). "IPS राजेश पांडेय: डॉन श्रीप्रकाश शुक्ला को किया ढेर, मुन्ना बजरंगी को लगी गोली 20 साल तक शरीर में ही रही; निडर अधिकारी की कहानी" (in Hindi). Jansatta (जनसत्ता).
  2. 1 2 3 Prasoon Pandey (6 April 2019). "माफिया डॉन श्री प्रकाश शुक्ला का इनकाउंटर करने वाले पुलिस अधिकारी की बेटी बनी आईएएस" (in Hindi). Patrika (पत्रिका).
  3. 1 2 3 Sanjay Kumar Srivastava (8 November 2021). "पूर्वांचल एक्सप्रेस-वे और यूपीडा के नोडल सिक्योरिटी ऑफिसर राजेश कुमार पाण्डेय नियुक्त" (in Hindi). Patrika (पत्रिका).
  4. 1 2 "Mukul Goel to be new DGP, Awasthi retires". The Pioneer. 1 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 Chandan Kumar Jajware (2 February 2023). "गौतम अदानी के 25 साल पहले हुए अपहरण का बिहार और यूपी कनेक्शन" (in Hindi). BBC News हिंदी.
  6. 1 2 Shikha Salaria (5 May 2023). "Hunt for 'gangster out to kill CM Kalyan Singh' to Encounter no. 1 — retd cop recalls how UP STF was born". The Print.
  7. 1 2 Shikha Salaria (24 April 2023). "Did Guddu Muslim backstab Atiq? 'Bomb specialist's' history with old bosses sparks speculation". The Print.
  8. ↑ Preetam Srivastava (3 April 2021). "Resentment brewing among officers of state police services cadre". The Pioneer.
  9. ↑ "Who Is Rajesh Pandey? UP IPS Officer Involved In 50 Encounters". Zee News. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Uttar Pradesh Police | OfficerProfile". uppolice.gov.in. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 Percy Bharucha (4 January 2024). "Review: Operation Bazooka by Rajesh Pandey and Rakesh Goswami". Hindustan Times.
  12. ↑ Shruti Srivastava (14 October 2023). "माओवादियों को किया था हथियार सप्लाई, पीएसी, CRPF के 20 जवानों को 10 साल की सजा" (in Hindi). Jansatta (जनसत्ता).
  13. ↑ "Police must improve image: Shastri". The Times of India. 8 December 2000.
  14. ↑ "CM showers praises on police valour". The Times of India. 8 February 2009.
  15. ↑ "Officers of one of first UP Special Task Force teams to get President's Police Medal". The Indian Express. 5 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Bhanu Pratap (8 January 2019). "Officers of one of first UP Special Task Force teams to get President's Police Medal". Patrika (पत्रिका).
  17. ↑ "LIST OF AWARDEES OF GALLANTRY MEDALS ON THE OCCASION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY-2016" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "Who Is Rajesh Pandey? UP IPS Officer Involved In 50 Encounters". Zee News. 16 June 2023.
  19. ↑ Dharmendra Pandey (27 December 2018). "आइपीएस अफसर राजेश पाण्डेय को चौथी बार राष्ट्रपति का वीरता पदक". Jagran (जागरण).
  20. ↑ "UP cop tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second vaccine shot". The Hindu. Press Trust of India (PTI). 1 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "43 IPS officers transferred, appointed to new Kanpur & Varanasi commissionerates". The Indian Express. 26 March 2021.
  22. ↑ Anurag Dwary (24 September 2023). "Ex Cop Tells Story Behind Hunt For "Most Dreaded" UP Gangster In His Book". NDTV.


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