SOG chief VK Singh to receive Prez police medal on I-Day
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Jaipur: Senior IPS officer and ADG SOG and ATS
VK Singh
will be awarded the President's Police Medal, while 14 others will receive the Police Medal at the state-level Independence Day ceremony in Jodhpur Friday.
DGP Rajeev Kumar Sharma said the honours will be conferred at Barkatullah Khan Stadium. Singh, known for the crackdown on organised paper leak mafia and systemic corruption in recruitment exams, was recognised for leading some of the state's most complex and high-profile investigations.
He spearheaded probes into a string of govt recruitment exam fraud cases that rattled public trust in the system. These included the Sub-Inspector (SI) 2021 paper leak, the Junior Engineer (JEN) paper leak, a racket selling fake and backdated degrees, and a fraudulent disability quota network used to secure jobs illegally.
Singh also heads the Special Investigation Team tasked not only with investigating past paper leak cases but also with preventing future breaches. Under his leadership, the SIT implemented tighter protocols, coordinated with the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB), and tightened surveillance on examination processes.
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