Mangesh Kashyap is an IPS officer appointed as Additional CP- Security, Delhi Police in 2023. |
He is married to news anchor Anjana Om Kashyap. |
After graduating in Arts in Bihar, he appeared in the Civil Services Examination. |
Mangesh Kashyap began his career as an officer in the 1995 DANIPS cadre and was deputed to the Delhi Police in 1995. |
In 2009, he joined the AGMUT cadre. |
Throughout his career, he held positions like Additional Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police and Chief Vigilance Officer of South Delhi Municipal Corporation. |
He was also the Deputy Commissioner of the Economic Defence Wing, Delhi Police. |
In 2013, the Supreme Court criticized politicians for VVIP security usage and directed state governments on security provisions for political leaders. |
In 2016, a conflict arose between AAP and BJP-controlled MCDs over Kashyap's appointment as CVO of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. |
Eventually, Kashyap assumed the role of CVO after clearance from the CVC in July 2016. |
In an interview, Kashyap recalled his rewarding experience of solving a sensational murder case during his early days as a Civil Servant. |
In 2023, he was promoted and transferred to the position of Additional CP-Security in Delhi Police while serving as DCP-RP Bhawan. |
Kashyap enjoys playing Hindi songs on the piano in his free time. |