NCRB Chief to Oversee Police Research Bureau Until Further Orders
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has assigned additional charge of Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to Alok Ranjan, a 1991-batch IPS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, currently serving as Director of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
This development comes in the wake of the repatriation of IPS Rajeev Kumar Sharma—a 1990-batch officer of the Rajasthan cadre—who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Rajasthan. As per the official order, Alok Ranjan will hold the additional charge of BPR&D until a regular appointment is made or until further instructions are issued.
About Alok Ranjan
Alok Ranjan has been at the helm of the NCRB, where he has significantly contributed to advancing data-driven policing and modernizing India’s national crime database. With this new additional role, he takes on a critical responsibility in shaping the future of police modernization and institutional development in the country.
About the BPR&D
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is the premier national institution responsible for conducting research, formulating training policies, and developing strategies to enhance law enforcement capabilities in India. Its work spans crime prevention, police reforms, and capacity building, playing a pivotal role in the professionalization and modernization of the country’s police forces.
