NK Singh, an officer who arrested Indira Gandhi, died, the treatment is underway in a Delhi hospital - ex CBI director NK Singh has died

Updated: Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:23 PM (IST) NK Singh, former joint director of CBI, who arrested former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, died at the age of 81. He breathed his last in a Delhi hospital. He was the brother -in -law of former Jharkhand -speaker Mrigendra Pratap Singh. NK Singh arrested Indira Gandhi in the Jeep scam. He is known for his honesty and duty. Jagran Correspondent, Jamshedpur. Former joint director of CBI Nirmal Kumar Singh (NK Singh), who arrested former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and raised the country’s politics, died at the age of 81. He breathed his last on Sunday night in a Delhi hospital. He had brain bleeding a few days ago. NK Singh, a Madhepura resident in Bihar, also had a deep connection with Jamshedpur. He was the brother -in -law of former Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha -speaker, the late Mrigendra Pratap Singh. Remove the ad, just read the news, the IPS officer of 1961, NK Singh, who was known for his honesty, discipline and duty, breathed his last on Sunday night while staying in Mayur Vihar, Delhi. He was very bad after falling during a walk two days ago, after which he was admitted to hospital. NK Singh dominated the national plank when he arrested the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the Jeep scam on October 3, 1977. At the time, there was a government of Morarji Desai in the center and Chaudhary Singh was the Minister of Home Affairs. NK Singh was subsequently placed as SP in CBI. It was the first time a former Indian Prime Minister was arrested. He also persecuted Sanjay Gandhi and VC Shukla in the famous ‘Kissa Course Ka’ case. She personally sustained a large part of the arrest of Indira Gandhi. Allegedly, his older son Dilip Singh was killed in a trucking accident in a sense of revenge. Leaders of the then opposition Chandrashekhar, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George Fernandes conducted a strong protest march in the Lok Sabha over the incident. NK Singh had a deep connection to Jamshedpur. He was the older brother -in -law of the former Jharkhand Minister of Finance and the late Mrigendra Pratap Singh, who was the speaker of the legislative meeting and Amarendra Pratap Singh, Speaker of the Bihar legislative meeting. In July 1996, his famous book ‘The Plane Truth’ (Khara Satya) was inaugurated in Michael Jaan Auditorium in Bishtupur, Jamshedpur. Celebrities such as George Fernandes, Arun Shourie, Mrigendra Pratap Singh and Manoranjan Das were involved in this program. From politics to writing, NK Singh retired from the post of joint director of CBI. He was also the Director General of BSF and BPRD. He was awarded the police medal and presidential police medal for his outstanding service. He was one of the founding members of the Samata party formed by George Fernandes and was also the national president. Later he also became a member of the National Executive of Janata Dal United (JDU). He also wrote two books entitled ‘The Plane Truth’ and ‘The Hole Truth’, in which he composed his experiences and life journey.