Shatrujeet Kapur, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana, has come under the spotlight following the tragic suicide of senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar . Kapur, an Indian Police Service officer of the 1990 batch, has a distinguished career spanning over three decades in law enforcement and public service.
Kapur assumed charge as Haryana DGP on 16 August 2023, leading the state’s police force in maintaining law and order, overseeing crime prevention, and implementing administrative reforms. He has also previously served as Director General of the state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), tackling corruption and high-profile cases in Haryana.
An alumnus of NIT Kurukshetra (1983-88 batch), Kapur has served in several key positions within Haryana and at the national and international