New Delhi: Special Protection Group(SPG) chief Arun Kumar Sinha passed away on Wednesday in Grugram Hospital. He has been serving as the SPG director since 2016. Sinha was a Kerala cadre IPS officer of the 1987 batch and was in charge of the Prime Minister’s security wing.

Arun completed his education in Jharkhand and has served in important positions like DCP Commissioner, Range IG in Intelligence, and administration IG in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. During his tenure, he was given charge of law and order and caught the mastermind who tried to assassinate Maldives President Abdul Gayoom in the state capital.

Sinha was involved in solving complex cases like the email death, the threat against the Prime Minister and the President, and the letter bomb case. During Sinha’s tenure as city Police Commissioner, the Crime Stopper System was also introduced. He was also conferred with the President’s Medal for his Meritorious Service.