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Former Indian Police Service officer and politician (born 1961)

Gupteshwar Pandey is a retired Indian Police Service officer. He served as Director General of Police of Bihar.^[2][3] He has taken voluntary retirement on 22 September 2020, five months before completion of his service tenure (28 February 2021).^[4] He was succeeded by Sanjeev Kumar Singhal.^[5]

Early life and education

Gupteshwar Pandey was born in 1961 in Geruabandh village of Buxar district.

His village was away from basic facilities like electricity, health, education, and roads. After completing his intermediate, he studied at Patna University. He earlier appeared for the UPSC exam in Sanskrit language and was allotted Indian Revenue Service - Income Tax after which he reappeared for UPSC and joined the Indian Police Service in 1987 and was allotted his home cadre (Bihar).^{[citation needed]}

Career at the Indian Police Service

He served