Aditya Kumar Singh Biography: The IPS Officer Who Resigned a Year After His Marriage Transfer

On October 9, 2026, barely a year after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved his inter-cadre transfer from Odisha to Maharashtra so he could serve alongside his wife and fellow officer, Aditya Kumar Singh’s resignation from the Indian Police Service was accepted by the President of India, “with immediate effect.”

Singh, a 2023-batch officer not yet into his fourth year of service, had been posted as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (under training) in Buldhana, Maharashtra, when he stepped away. Neither he nor his wife, IPS officer Ishani (also reported as Eshani) Anand, has publicly commented on the reason for his departure.

Aditya Kumar Singh is a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 2023 batch, originally allotted to the Odisha cadre before a 2025 inter-cadre transfer to Maharashtra on marriage grounds, who resigned from the service in October 2026.

Profile

Early Life and Education

Singh was born on February 5, 1996, and is a native of Delhi. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree. He cleared the Union Public Service Commission’s Civil Services Examination, 2022, with some secondary reporting citing an All India Rank in the high 700s, though this figure has not been independently confirmed against the official result.

Entry Into the Civil Services

Singh formally joined the Indian Police Service on August 1, 2023, in the 2023 batch, and was originally allotted to the Odisha cadre. He underwent foundational training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad before beginning his probationary field postings as an IPS officer.

Marriage and Inter-Cadre Transfer

Singh married Ishani Anand, an IPS officer of the 2024 batch posted to the Maharashtra cadre. Following the marriage, he applied for an inter-cadre transfer so the couple could serve in the same state, a request the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved via a Ministry of Home Affairs notification dated October 16, 2025. The transfer was processed under Rule 5(2) of the IPS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, the provision that permits spouses in the All India Services to be allotted to a common cadre, subject to the availability of a vacancy and the consent of both states involved. The move shifted Singh from Odisha to Maharashtra, where he was subsequently posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police (under training) in Buldhana district.

Resignation From the IPS

Less than a year after joining the Maharashtra cadre, Singh resigned from the Indian Police Service. A Ministry of Home Affairs notification dated October 9, 2026, confirmed that the President had accepted his resignation with immediate effect, ending a tenure of just over three years since his induction. The reason for the resignation was not disclosed in available reporting, and as of this writing neither Singh nor his wife has made a public statement explaining the decision. His departure drew attention in Indian bureaucratic news coverage in part because of how recently, and prominently, his marriage-linked cadre transfer had itself been reported.

Career Timeline

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