Known for his unflinching reserve towards the Central government, ED star officer, Rajeshwar Singh, an IPS officer and former Joint Director with the Enforcement Directorate has put in his papers seeking voluntary retirement from service (VRS). The Centre, Monday, approved the same. 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.
“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 11 years to superannuate, I was constantly feeling a greater sense of service to the public at a large and complete dedication to the nation at heart, the right medium for propelling which I believe is politics,” tweeted Mr Singh. His note also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and ED Director SK Mishra.
“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.
The gazetted officer commenced his deputation to the ED in 2007. Since then, he has been crucial in investigating many scams of national 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.
While working with the Enforcement Directorate, under the PMLA Act, he made attachments of movable and immovable properties of more than Rs 4,000 crores.
Mr Singh’s note stated explicitly that he will venture into politics. “Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, Hon’ble Home Minister Shri Amit Shah ji, Hon’ble Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda ji and Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath ji have taken the resolve to make India a world power and a vishwa guru. I shall also be a participant in this mission and contribute to nation-building,” the statement further said.
