Ravi Sinha is a 1988 batch police officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre of the Indian Police Service (IPS). In June 2023, he made headlines when he was appointed as secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency.
Wiki/Biography
Ravi Sinha was born on Tuesday, January 14, 1964, in Bhojpur district, Bihar, India (59 years old as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. After completing his studies, he attended St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. After completing his formal education, Ravi appeared for the civil service examination conducted by UPSC and passed it. In 1988, he joined the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, Telangana.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents or siblings.
wife and children
His marital status is unknown.
Profession
After completing police training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Sinha was posted to the Madhya Pradesh cadre on August 21, 1989.
Pictures of Ravi Sinha after he passed out from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA)
In 2000, after Chhattisgarh was separated from Madhya Pradesh and a new state was created, Sinha was transferred to the Chhattisgarh cadre. Thereafter, he was posted to the Chhattisgarh Police headquarters in Raipur. Sinha was later posted as the Commissioner of Police (CSP), Durg, Chhattisgarh. Sinha was considered an expert in counter-insurgency, and due to this expertise he held important police posts in Jammu and Kashmir, the northeastern region of India, and the Red Corridor, an area heavily influenced by Nazism. In 2007, he was sent to New Delhi as central representative. Thereafter, he was posted to Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). In 2016, he assumed the role of Head of R&AW Operations. It is reported that he, along with then R&AW Secretary Rajinder Khanna, played a key role in the planning and execution of surgical strikes led by Indian Army Special Forces in Pakistan in 2016 following the attack on Uri Army Camp in Kashmir. . Sinha has also served as a Private Security Officer (PSO) and Special Secretary to the Cabinet Secretariat (SR). He also assisted former R&AW secretary Samant Goel in formulating the action plan for the Balakot airstrike after the 2019 Pulwama attack that killed many CRPF soldiers. On June 19, 2023, the Indian government announced the appointment of Ravi Sinha as the 24th Secretary of R&AW; he will serve until June 2025. The statement from the Ministry of Human Resources is as follows:
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ravi Sinha, IPS (CG:88), PSO, Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR) as Deputy Secretary, Research and Analysis Department, Samant Kumar Goel, IPS (PB:84) for a term from June 2023 Ending on 30th day for a period of 2 years from the date of assumption of office or until further order, whichever is earlier. “
Notification letter from the Government of India
Facts/Trivia
- Ravi Sinha is also known as “The Man of Action”.
- Ravi Sinha has a keen interest in reading.
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