Speech by Shri Rupin Sharma (IPS) | Salvete 2021: 27th Freshers Day
Channel: Tetso College
Date: 2021-12-06

Shri Rupin Sharma (IPS) addressing the students of Tetso College as Special Guest during the formal session of Salvete 2021: 27th Freshers Day on 30th November 2021.

Rupin Sharma (DG Prisons, Homeguards, Civil Defence and SDRF) is a 1992 batch IPS officer borne on the Nagaland cadre. He served the state in various capacities, as Sub- Divisional Police Officer, Additional Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Police, Deputy Inspector General (CID), Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Director General Prisons, Homeguards & Civil Defense before being elevated to the post of Director General of Police. As the DGP of Nagaland (2017-18) he brought in massive police reforms and significantly boosted confidence of the public in Rule of Law and Governance. He has handled anti-insurgency operations, both pre-ceasefire and post-ceasefire and seen the transition of Naga insurgent groups to the ceasefire and negotiations stages. He served in the UN peacekeeping Mission in Bosnia Herzegovina and served as Deputy Regional Commander in the ethnically complex Mostar Region of Bosnia. While on deputation to the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, he handled Consular issues like welfare of Indians abroad, Foreigners in India, Investigation abroad, foreign requests to India besides extradition cases, both ways. He has dealt with all aspects of International Cooperation in criminal matters from within police to CBI (INTERPOL) and also from Ministry of External Affairs to an Indian Mission/embassy abroad, giving him a unique experience. While in CBI he served as Asst Director INTERPOL, responsible for all International Coordination including investigations and extradition matters. Arrest of Mumbai Gangster Abu Salem in Portugal was among the better known of his catches. He has served in the MEA, CBI, and Indian Embassy in Vietnam and has a thorough overview of the entire extradition process and international cooperation in Criminal matters.