Specialist In Practical Policing: Mukesh Meena, An IPS Who Knew How To Lead In Practical Way Retires

Mukesh Meena IPS(UT:1989) serving as Special CP Training superannuated from the service today. He got a warm farewell from his batchmates and the police force. Meena's career perhaps is synonymous with practicality. He is one of few IPS officers who believe in practicality and act in a tactical way. Meena's stint as Goa DGP does show the practical elements of policing. He had taken initiatives ranging from Law and order to cracking down on drug trafficking and built public-oriented police. Stint in Delhi Police at various positions from vigilance, anti-corruption, and looking after district police, Meena's policing vision always stressed on public-oriented and practical approach. Certainly, these kinds of approaches helped him to balance pressures from external and internal spheres which every IPS officer once faces in his career. Top sources say: Well, "Mukesh since the beginning of his career always focused on the ground and strived hard to foster discipline and practicality wherever he served". An Agriculture postgraduate from Rajasthan with good academics who also cleared Indian Forest Services exam in his first attempt In 1986-87 and later Civil Services Exam in 1988 joining Indian Police Services. He even tried to deliver his vision on his last assignment as Special CP Training- from making significant contributions in Delhi Police's Commando training to restructuring in the PCR module. Meena's practical way of policing made his 30 years not only illustrious but also worth revisiting to take some practical learnings.