18 IPS Officers Set to Retire in January 2026
Eighteen IPS officers from various state cadres, including Andhra Pradesh, AGMUT, UP, and West Bengal, are set to retire in January 2026.
A total of 18 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers across various cadres and batches are scheduled to retire in January 2026. The retiring officers include Anjani Kumar and G Pala Raju from the Andhra Pradesh cadre. From the AGMUT cadre, Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh and Nuzhat Hassan are set to superannuate, along with Dilnawaz Ahmad from Bihar and Jagdish Dawar from Madhya Pradesh. The list also includes S G Wayse Patil (Maharashtra), Anil Kumar Tank (Rajasthan), and Abhay Kumar Singh (Tamil Nadu). From the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Babita Sahu will retire, while Safi Ahsan Rizvi and N S Napalchyal will retire from the Uttarakhand cadre. Additionally, five officers from the West Bengal cadre—Rajeev Kumar, Ranveer Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Jag Mohan, and Debabrata Das—are ending their service.
