Retired IPS officer Rajeev Ranjan Singh joins BJP in Jhk

Retired IPS officer Rajeev Ranjan Singh joined the BJP along with his supporters in a meeting organized at the state BJP headquarters on Saturday.

State President Deepak Prakash welcomed him into the party. Along with Ranjan, many retired police officers, lawyers, and businessmen also accepted BJP membership.

After joining the BJP, Singh said that the working style and principles of the BJP matched his principles, which is why he joined the party. He said he would try to stay in the party and fight the stigma of corruption in the state and end it.

"Whatever responsibility the party gives, he along with his supporters will take it up with full honesty," Singh said. Prakash expressed his delight over retired IPS Singh joining the party. "The party will be stronger if Rajeev Ranjan and his supporters join the BJP," he said.

Singh is essentially a resident of Palam. In 1992, after passing the state police exam in united Bihar, he became a DSP. He was DSP in Hatia, Jamshedpur, and Chatra. In 2006, he was promoted to IPS and became the SP of Simdega. He then worked as SP in Jamshedpur, Ranchi Rural, Pakur, and Godda. He also worked as Traffic SP in Ranchi.

Singh was again promoted as DIG and became the DIG of Kolhan. He was also the DIG of JAP. After retiring last year, he joined social services.