Shri Babloo Kumar

(BT/MT/EE/2004/2008)

Shri Babloo Kumar is an officer of the Indian Police Service belonging to the 2009 batch of the Uttar Pradesh Cadre. A product of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya system, he completed his B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Electrical Engineering at IIT Kanpur. After a brief stint in the corporate sector in the United States, he chose a career in Public Service. He is recognised for his balanced, impartial and humane approach to policing, as well as his professional integrity, ethical steadiness and quiet professionalism. During his career, Shri Kumar has held important operational and leadership assignments across Uttar Pradesh, serving as district police chief in Mahoba, Jaunpur, Jalaun, Shahjahanpur, Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Agra and Moradabad, and as Joint Police Commissioner in Noida and Lucknow, among other postings. He has also served in specialised organisations, including the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Corruption Organisation (UP ACO), the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF), the Uttar Pradesh Antiterrorism Squad (UP ATS), the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), and UP-112. He has repeatedly been entrusted with districts facing sensitive law-and-order challenges, including Mathura following the 2016 Jawahar Bagh violence and Saharanpur following serious caste violence in 2017. His approach combines dialogue, calibrated enforcement, impartial investigation and direct engagement with communities. During his tenure as SSP Saharanpur, the district maintained peace during the Bharat Bandh in April 2018. As Superintendent of Police, Shahjahanpur, he oversaw the fair and peaceful conduct of the 2015 Panchayat elections, earning recognition for the administration of the polls. His record also reflects a commitment to applying the law without regard to status or influence. Shri Kumar has contributed to technology-enabled policing and institutional modernisation. In the Anti-Corruption Organisation, he led initiatives involving digitisation, data analytics and technology-enabled investigation, strengthening transparency and accountability. This work received national recognition through the FICCI Smart Policing Award in 2022. He also contributed to the technological upgradation of UP-112, Uttar Pradesh's emergency-response system, applying his engineering background to the improvement of public services. As Additional Commissioner of Police, Noida, he was associated with policing and security arrangements for major national and international events, including MotoGP Bharat and the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show. As Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), Lucknow, he is entrusted with maintaining public order in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. Among his most significant achievements is a campaign launched in Agra in July 2019 to trace missing girls and women. Over approximately 16 months, 626 girls were recovered and reunited with their families; around 60 per cent of those recovered were minors. Shri Kumar has also consistently supported police welfare initiatives, including measures for the welfare of women personnel, Police Modern Schools and support systems for police families. His career reflects a commitment to professional integrity, ethical responsibility, institutional strengthening and the protection of vulnerable citizens.
Shri Babloo Kumar has received several honours in recognition of his contributions to policing, public service and institutional development. He received the Director General of Police's Commendation Discs in Silver (2017), Gold (2018) and Platinum (2020), and was recognised by the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission for ensuring the free, fair and peaceful conduct of the 2015 Panchayat elections. In 2021, he was named among India's 50 Most Popular Superintendents of Police in the FameIndia / Asia Post Survey. His contributions to technology-enabled policing and institutional modernisation were recognised with the FICCI Smart Policing Award in 2022. Honouring his distinguished contributions to ethical policing, public service and institutional modernisation, and his sustained commitment to integrity, technological innovation and the protection of vulnerable citizens, IIT Kanpur confers upon Shri Babloo Kumar the Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award 2026.