Asim Arun: News

Born on October 3, 1970, in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, Asim Arun serves as the Police Commissioner of Kanpur as of 2021. The ADC rank 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, has previously served as the Additional Director General (ADG) for Dial 112 police unit in Uttar Pradesh. His father, Shri Ram Arun, was regarded as amongst the flamboyant IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh, whereas his mother Shashi Arun was a noted writer. Arun completed his education at St. Francis College, Lucknow, and St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. Following this, he joined civil services. He held various positions across Uttar Pradesh including as the Superintendent of Police and Deputy Inspector General of Police in Hathras, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Agra, Aligarh, and Gorakhpur. He also served as in charge of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Lucknow. He made headlines in 2017 during the encounter of terrorist Saifullah. Arun received the information that Saifullah was hiding in Lucknow and was planning to carry out an attack on the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train. Arun spearheaded the team that took down Saifullah. Following his courageous stint, Arun was inducted into the security envoy of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as the Head of the close protection team of Special Protection Group (SPG). He has also served in SPG, NSG, and CBI.