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Meet IPS officer Lipi Singh who is popularly known as 'Lady Singham'

Lipi Singh, a resident of the Nalanda district of Bihar, is a 2016 batch IPS officer and is always in news for her good work.

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  • Jul 22, 2021, 11:53 AM IST

In a recent web series named Aspirant, an inspirational story of three friends preparing for UPSC has been shown. Therefore, we are telling you the story of such people, who passed UPSC after facing many difficulties.

Lipi Singh, a resident of the Nalanda district of Bihar, is a 2016 batch IPS officer and is always in news for her good work. She is also known as 'Lady Singham'. Let us know more about her:

1. Lipi Singh is a 2016 batch IPS

Lipi Singh is a 2016 batch IPS
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Lipi Singh is a 2016 batch IPS officer. She had qualified the civil services exam in 2015, in which she had secured 114 All India Rank. After that, she became the first woman IPS officer of Nalanda district. The Union Home Ministry had allotted her Bihar cadre, after training. (Photo Source- Lipi Singh/Instagram)

2. Taught a lesson to a Bahubali Anant Singh

Taught a lesson to a Bahubali Anant Singh
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According to a report of Times of India, Lipi Singh's first posting was as Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), in Barh sub-division of Patna district. That area belonged to Bahubali leader Anant Singh. While working as Additional Superintendent of Police, Lipi Singh took strict action against Anant Singh and sent him to jail. (Photo Source- Lipi Singh/Instagram)

3. Action on Anant Singh became the talk of the town

Action on Anant Singh became the talk of the town
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Lipi Singh came into the limelight after taking action on Bahubali Anant Singh. A variety of weapons including AK-47, automatic rifle and grenades were recovered from Anant Singh's house. At that time, Anant Singh had alleged that on the behest of RCP Singh, Lipi Singh acted on him. After this incident, Lipi Singh got a promotion and was made the SP of Munger. (Photo Source- Lipi Singh/Instagram)

4. Popularly known as Lady Singham

Popularly known as Lady Singham
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After carrying out the raid at Anant Singh's house, Lipi Singh came to be called 'Lady Singham' of Bihar. (Photo Source- Lipi Singh/Instagram)

5. Comparison to 'General Dyer'

Comparison to 'General Dyer'
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Last year, during the idol immersion after Durga Puja, Lipi Singh was targeted, for police action on the crowd. In fact, violence broke out during idol immersion and a 20-year-old man died in it. After this, the police were accused of firing. However, the police denied the allegation and said that the man was shot by some chaotic element present in the crowd. At that time, the Legislative Assembly elections were going on in Bihar and the Election Commission took strict steps and removed SP Lipi Singh. After this, Lipi Singh started trending on Twitter and people compared her to 'General Dyer', the British officer who ordered the firing in Jallianwala Bagh. (Photo Source- Lipi Singh Instagram)

6. Posted in Saharsa, Lipi Singh

Posted in Saharsa, Lipi Singh
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Lipi Singh was removed from the post of Munger SP by the Election Commission in October last year. She was waiting for her posting. Meanwhile, she was made the SP of Saharsa district by the Bihar government in January, this year.
 

7. Husband is also an IAS officer

Husband is also an IAS officer
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Lipi Singh's husband, Suharsha Bhagat is also an IAS officer. Suharsh is a 2015 batch IAS officer and is currently the District Magistrate of Banka. (Photo Source - social media)

8. Father has also been an IAS officer

Father has also been an IAS officer
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Lipi Singh's father RCP Singh has also been an IAS officer. RCP Singh, a 1984 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, took voluntary retirement (VRS) from the Indian Administrative Service in 2010, under VRS. After this he joined JDU and Nitish Kumar sent him to Rajya Sabha. (Photo Source- Lipi Singh Instagram)

9. Lipi Singh's father is now a Union Minister

Lipi Singh's father is now a Union Minister
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Lipi Singh's father, RCP Singh has recently been made a minister during the cabinet expansion of the Modi government and has been given the responsibility of the Ministry of Steel. Apart from this, he is also the National President of JDU. Ramchandra Prasad Singh is currently a member of the Rajya Sabha and is considered very close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

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