Divya Prakash Sinha is a 1979-batch IPS officer who joined the Intelligence Bureau in 1987 and spent around twenty-eight years of his career there looking after counter-terrorist and security operations. He is credited with neutralizing a large number of terror modules in the country. After rising to the level of Special Director in the IB, he also served as Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat, from where he superannuated in 2015. He is a recipient of the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Services and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Services.
After superannuation, he was selected for the post of Central Information Commissioner by a high-level panel headed by India's Prime Minister.
Sinha is an honours graduate in physics from Patna University. As an IPS officer, he began his career in Tripura, holding various positions, including of a district SP and SP, CID.
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