Vikas Vaibhav is an Indian civil servant best known as an IPS officer from Bihar.
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Vikas Vaibhav was born on Wednesday, 21 November 1979 (age 43 years; as in 2022) in Barauni, Bihar. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. He did his schooling in various schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya, Guwahati (1985–1986), St. Paul’s School, Barauni Refinery Township, Bihar (1986–1993), Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bairagarh, Bhopal (1993–1994), Kendriya Vidyalaya, Noida . (1994–1995), and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi (1995–1997). He earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering (1997 – 2001) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Since he was a child, he always wanted to become a civil servant. When he was in seventh grade, an incident in his village further strengthened his dream of joining the services. He was impressed by the power of a district collector who took strict action against those who were speaking ill about a place called Pandav Asthan in Samastipur. Vaibhav tried to stop them, but no one listened to him because he was too young. He was pleased to see the power of the District Collector and decided that one day he would join the services.
Vikas Vaibhav in childhood
When he was in his final year of college, he started preparing for the Civil Services Examination and passed it in a single attempt. In an interview, he had said that he decided to join bureaucracy because the condition of law and order and education was very bad at that time.
Vikas Vaibhav with his father during his college days
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
The name of his parents is not known. His father was an engineer at the Center for High Technology.
Vikas Vaibhav with his father
Vikas Vaibhav with his mother
His sister’s name is Jayatri.
Vikas Vaibhav’s sister
wife and children
Vaibhav got married to Rupangi Vaibhav on 17 February 2005.
Vikas Vaibhav’s wedding photo
they have two children. His son’s name is Yajnavalkya and daughter’s name is Pratyaksha.
Vikas Vaibhav with his family
Address
He lives in A-13, Police Colony, Anisabad, Patna.
Signature
Signature of Vikas Vaibhav
livelihood
Vaibhav started his career as Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationer) in SVPNPA in Hyderabad in December 2003. In January 2005, he became the Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationer) in Bhagalpur. He also served as Assistant Superintendent of Police in Aurangabad (September 2005), Danapur (December 2005), Patna (March 2006), Bagaha (December 2006), Rohtas (August 2008), Darbhanga (February 2011), and Purnia (September). Work done. 2015). In December 2011, he joined the National Investigation Agency as Superintendent of Police. In June 2015, he became the Senior Superintendent of Police in Patna. In December 2015, he began training as an Assistant to the Inspector General of Police, Patna. From May 2017 to January 2020, he was the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eastern Range, Bhagalpur and Bihar. In January 2020, he was appointed as the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Anti-Terrorism Squad, Bihar. In January 2021, he became the Special Secretary of the Home Department of the Government of Bihar. In October 2022, he was appointed as the Inspector General of Home Guards and Fire Services, Bihar. In 2006, when he was the SP of Bagaha, he listened to the problems of the people and won their trust, which helped convince them to participate in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, a first in the state. , In 2008, Vaibhav played an important role in liberating Rohtas Fort from Maoists. When the fort was under Maoists, it was called a liberated zone and black flags were hoisted on the fort on national occasions. Vaibhav became the first person to hoist the national flag on Independence Day that year. In 2013, he took an active part in the arrest of the accused in the Bodhgaya bomb blast case. In 2018, when he was Deputy Inspector General of Police in Bhagalpur, he wanted to work on bridging the gap between the police and the public, for which he started ‘Lok Samvad’.
Controversy
On 10 February 2023, a screenshot of Vaibhav’s tweet went viral on social media, in which he mentioned “hearing abuses from DG madam every day”. It was seen in the video that he had recorded the official meeting between himself and DG Shobha Ohatkar and shared it on social media. After the video went viral, DG Shobha Ohatkar sent him a show cause notice. He was accused of violating the provisions of Rule 3 of the All India Services Conduct Rules, 1968 and breach of confidentiality. The notice said,
The matter of your recording in the viral message has become public. It is clear that the discussions taking place in office meetings are recorded by you. This reveals your wrong intentions. This is also a violation of the relevant provisions of the Official Secrets Act. IPS Vikas Vaibhav has tried to tarnish the image of his senior officer by making baseless allegations through social media. His conduct is completely contrary to that of a senior police officer and is indicative of his indiscipline, dereliction of duty and acting against the law.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticized Vaibhav’s behavior and said,
You should know this very well, it is not the job of any employee or officer to tweet. This is the worst thing. If they have any problem they should inform their department or superiors. He should tell it personally, not declare it publicly. This is the law.”
On 13 February 2023, he sought approval of his transfer and 60 days leave for which he had earlier applied, but was not granted. On 16 February 2023, the Home Department had also issued a notice to him regarding his behavior with a senior officer.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
In 2019, he was awarded the Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award by IIT Kanpur.
Vikas Vaibhav (centre) receiving the Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur
Facts/General Knowledge
- His hobbies include travelling, photography, reading and writing.
- He was hall president when he was an undergraduate.
- In an interview, he said that his favorite activity during his training days at the SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad in 2003–2004 was cross country running.
Vikas Vaibhav at SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad
- In an interview, he said that when he joined NIA in 2011, he had the privilege of investigating the Indian Mujahideen.
- In 2015, when he was SSP of Bihar, he had taken strict action against some leaders of the Congress student wing supported by Congress president Ashok Chaudhary. When the members were not arrested even after receiving the call, Vaibhav ordered Patna Police to register an FIR on charges of influencing the police investigation.
- He often holds meetings where common people come and share their problems with him. Vaibhav is known for his friendly and helpful behavior towards the people of his state, as a result of which the people of Bagaha built a square in his name in a village called Samarkola in 2007 when he was the SP there. Talking about this in an interview he said,
When I heard in 2017 that people had named a ‘chowk’ after me, I was impressed. It’s been nine years since I left Bagha but people still remember me, which I still cherish.
Vikas Vaibhav giving speech to inspire small children
- In 2021, he launched the ‘Let’s Inspire Bihar’ campaign where he helps the youth to relieve the stress of employment in the state. He announced in a Twitter post that in 2022, students who are unable to afford the fees of coaching centers for IIT and NEET examinations will be provided free coaching. After the student passes the examination, coaching will be given by experienced teachers at various places in Patna and Bhagalpur.
- In November 2022, he lost his official pistol and filed a police case against his watchman’s son, who was taken into custody. During the investigation, he denied all the allegations and later in the CCTV footage, the police found the pistol lying near a tree in Vaibhav’s house.
- Vaibhav loves spreading awareness among the youth about the history of India including its cultural, social, educational, scientific and democratic grandeur. He often visits heritage archaeological sites with his family and posts about them on his social media accounts. On his Twitter account he often writes about inspiring verses from the Vedas.
- He also blogs about historical places in India. In 2013, he started a blog page named ‘Silent Pages’, where he started sharing interesting facts about Indian history. In an interview, he shared that due to his hobby, he has visited more than 200 ancient sites and foreign destinations across the country.
Vikas Vaibhav with his children at a heritage site
- He also runs a YouTube channel ‘Vikas Vaibhav, IPS’ which has more than 2 lakh subscribers. In the videos, he covers topics for civil services aspirants. His students nicknamed him “Guru Cop”, meaning Guruji. In an interview, Vaibhav talked about inspiring the youth and said,
Therefore, what India will be like in the next millennium will depend on the youth of India and only those youth who have a solid foundation and understanding of India’s deep cultural heritage will be able to take it forward. So, the only hope is for the youth because others have already done all they could. But, India in the new millennium depends on what the youth of India thinks is right.”
- According to him, he got a lot of inspiration from Sir Edwin Arnold’s great work ‘The Light of Asia’ and the poems of national poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, which boosted his confidence and hope.
- According to him, technology has helped him a lot during investigation and patrolling of cases. While sharing an example in an interview, he said that when he was the SP of Patna, he had improved the cases of car theft in the area. When a car was stolen, only 5% of them were recovered. People who could not recover their car had to go to the police station again and again to avail insurance benefits, so to improve this situation, he told the officials that if the car is not recovered within 45 days and if The officers were not paid salaries as they were unable to submit reports. Therefore, he started using Excel and kept records of those officers who were unable to submit reports.
- In an interview he had said that he never fails to learn new things. He frequently visited CNLU and other educational institutions to listen to lectures on terrorism and heritage.
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