Seemanth Kumar Singh (Bengaluru Police Commissioner) Height, Age, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Seemanth Kumar Singh

• Seemanth Kumar Singh was born and raised in a middle-class family in Pakaria, a small village in the Shambhuganj subdivision of Banka district in Bihar, India.

• Seemanth Kumar completed his early education at a local school in the Banka district, Bihar and high secondary from Ranchi, Jharkhand.

• In 1992, Seemanth moved to Delhi and completed his graduation at Delhi University.

• In 1996, Singh cleared UPSC examination, and joined Indian Police Service as a Karnataka Cadre.

• From December 2000 to February 2004, Singh served as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Dakshina Kannada. As SP his serving time was one of the longest tenures in the district.

• In 2004, he was appointed as the Superintendent of Police in the Bellary district.

• When he was serving SP in the Bellary district, he was linked to the powerful Reddy brothers, who were involved in illegal mining there. He was also known as “Bellary Reddy’s man” because people thought he was helping them. After all, he didn’t take action against their activities right away. Even the government tried to transfer him, but the Reddy brothers helped him keep his job.

• However, later, Singh’s investigations were crucial in uncovering the Reddy brothers’ activities, resulting in widespread recognition of his efforts to deal with corruption.

• After that incident, Seemanth was transferred with a promotion to the rank of deputy inspector general of police (DIG) to Mangalore city.

• In 2010, he was appointed as the first Commissioner of Police in the newly founded Mangalore Police Commissionerate, where he focused improving policing standards in Mangalore.

• In May 2013, Kumar was appointed as the Superintendent of Police for the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF),Udupi, Karnataka.

• In 2014, Seemanth Kumar Singh was honoured with the President’s Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day for his dedication and contributions to the police service.

• In the late 2014, Seemanth moved back to Mangalore city as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Western Range, where he oversaw multiple districts in coastal Karnataka. He served there till May 2019.

• In 2015, Seemanth was appointed as the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (KSPH&IDCL), Mysuru, Karnataka.

• In June 2019, Singh was appointed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Administration Chief Office and Additional Commissioner of Police (East) in Bengaluru.

• In June 2020, he was appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Central Range, Bengaluru.

• In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, Seemanth shared his personal number as a helpline for migrant workers from North India. In addition to helping these individuals return to their native places, he also provided food and essential supplies to thousands of stranded labourers.

• In an interview, Singh mentioned that during that time, he received around 4,000 to 5,000 calls daily and tried to respond to all the calls and messages. He also hired a team for helping people duirng the pandemic.

• During the second wave of COVID-19, Singh and his friends donated around 100 oxygen concentrators to taluk and village hospitals across 17 districts in Karnataka.

• In 2021, Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force appointed him as the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP).

• On June 3, 2025, in the wake of a tragic stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL victory celebrations, Seemanth Kumar Singh was appointed as the Commissioner of Police for Bengaluru City.
  

  Seemanth Kumar Singh’s appointment notice as Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City, Bengaluru