Satyapal Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Biography, Family, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Satyapal Singh
Profession	Civil Servant (Retired IPS) & Politician
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• On 2 February 2014, joined BJP • On 26 May 2014, elected to the Lok Sabha from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh • On 3 September 2017, appointed Minister of State for Human Resource Development (Higher Education)
Civil Service
Service	Indian Police Service (IPS)
Batch	1980
Cadre	Maharashtra
Postings	• Assistant Superintendent of Police of Nasik • Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli district • Superintendent of Police of Buldhana • Inspector General of Police, Nagpur Range • Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Mumbai • Special Inspector General, Konkan Range • Police Commissioner of Nagpur • Police Commissioner, Pune • Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Maharashtra • Police Commissioner of Mumbai
Awards/Honours	• Special Service Medal for extraordinary work in the Naxalite areas of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh • President's Police Medal for meritorious service in 1996 • DG's Insignia in 1996 • Shanti Doot International Award - the honour is conferred by the World Peace Movement Trust India • President's Police Medal for distinguished service in 2004
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 November 1955
Age (as in 2017)	62 Years
Birth Place	Basauli, Baghpat [NCR]
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh
School	Not Known
College/University	Digamber Jain College, Baraut Delhi University Nagpur University The University of Wollongong, Australia
Educational Qualification	MSc (Chemistry) from Digamber Jain College, Baraut in 1976 M.Phil (Chemistry) from Delhi University in 1978 M.A. (Public Administration) from Nagpur University in 1989 PhD in Naxalism from Nagpur University in 1993 MBA from the University of Wollongong, Australia
Family	Father- Ram Kishan Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kshatriya
Address	House No. 158 Village Basauli, Tehsil-Baraut, District- Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh
Hobbies	Doing Yoga, Reading, Writing, Travelling
Controversies	• In 2010, he courted controversy when he refused clearance to renew the then Maharashtra Home minister Ramesh Bagwe's passport, citing the minister had no less than 19 cases pending against him. • In 2013, he stirred the media when he endorsed Raavan as a model of masculine etiquette, who set the benchmark for chivalry when he abstained from touching Sita -- after abducting her. • In December 2017, he attracted a controversy when he made a remark on women's attire. He said, "no boy will marry a girl if she decides to come to mandap wearing jeans." • In January 2018, he again attracted a controversy with his statement that Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution is scientifically wrong and should not be taught in schools and colleges because "no one saw an ape turning into a man."
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician(s)	Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Narendra Modi
Favourite Subject(s)	Philosophy, Sociology, Vedic Studies, Sanskrit
Favourite Book	Satyarth Prakash by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Alka Singh (Politician)
Marriage Date	Year, 1982
Children	Son- Praket Arya Daughters- Charu Pragya, Richa Prama
Money Factor
Salary (as a Lok Sabha Member)	₹50,000 + Other Allowances
Net Worth	₹7 Crore (as in 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Satyapal Singh

Does Satyapal Singh smoke?: Not Known

Does Satyapal Singh drink alcohol?: Not Known

He is a vocal proponent of vegetarianism.

Before joining the Indian Police Service, he wanted to become a scientist.

During his tenure as a Police Officer in Mumbai, he is credited with cracking the organised crime syndicates including the Chhota Shakeel, Chhota Rajan, and Arun Gawli gangs, which terrorised Mumbai in the 1990s.

As Police Commissioner of Nagpur, he started a campaign called “Mission Mrityunjay.” The campaign involved college students in the fight against terror activities who assisted the police in intelligence gathering and reported suspicious and anti-social activities on campus and in the city. He formed 386 such clubs in the city, during his stint.

During his stint as the Nagpur Police Chief, he had also busted the ‘Matka’ gangs, in which a local politician’s link with the high-profile racket was unearthed.

The 2010 Pune bombing took place during his tenure as the Pune Police Commissioner.

In June 2011, he requested the court to relieve him citing differences of opinion between two other SIT members- Satish Verma and Mohan Jha, when he was appointed the chairman of a special investigation team constituted by the Gujarat High Court to probe the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

On 23 August 2012, he was appointed the Police Commissioner of Mumbai.

On 31 January 2014, he applied for the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) and tendered his resignation.

He is the first serving Police Commissioner of Mumbai to resign from his post.

On 1 February 2014, in an interview to the Economic Times, he stated his reason for quitting- “My inner voice is telling me that it’s time to change profession. As a police officer, I have worked for the people of Mumbai and Maharashtra for many years, but now it’s time to work for the entire country with a renewed energy.”

On 2 February 2014, Mr. Singh joined BJP in the presence of the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Rajnath Singh.

On 21 January 2018, his claim that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is wrong, started doing rounds in media. He claimed that “Darwin’s theory wrong, nobody saw an ape turning into a man”.

Dr. Singh is also the author of two bestselling books- one on tackling the Naxal menace, and the other titled “Talash Insaan Ki” (The Search for Man). The Urdu translation of “Talash Insaan Ki” was released by Amitabh Bachchan and Javed Akhtar.