Yogesh Pratap Singh

Yogesh Pratap Singh (born 1959) is a former Indian police service officer who left to become a lawyer and activist in Mumbai. He directed the international award-winning film Kya Yahi Sach Hai, a fictional account of corruption in the police force that is based on Singh's own experiences.

Police officer Y.P. Singh served as an officer of the Indian Police Service of the 1985 batch, Maharashtra Cadre. During his stint in the IPS he worked in various positions in the district police, the Food and Drugs Administration, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the reserve police. Singh's first posting was in Wardha. There he developed a reputation for tough policing, conducting raids and clampdowns on a daily basis. During his stint in the CBI, he dealt with several high-profile cases like the Unit Trust of India US-64 scam.

The police leadership at first commended Singh's efforts. Later, according to his account in an interview with Rediff, he ran into trouble because he was uncovering awkward facts that he would not cover up. He was shunted to insignificant postings. Singh challenged these postings in the court, alleging that he was being targeted because of his investigations into the honest practices of senior officers and politicians. He lost his case in the lower courts, which upheld the Government's transfer order stating that it was a policy decision not to be interfered with by the courts. Singh appealed the judgment in the Supreme Court, where he subsequently won. He was reinstated in the Maharashtra Police and posted as Commandant of the State Reserve Police Force, Group 8.

State Reserve Police Force From 1998 to 2003, Singh was commandant of the Reserve Police Force in Goregaon (East).

Later career In 2003 Singh released a novel named "Carnage by Angels" that exposed the rampant corruption and malpractices that go on in the police force. He had written the book while working as a junior IPS officer and was forced to quit after publication. He became a lawyer and an activist. He practices as an Advocate in Mumbai, helps several NGOs on corruption-related and often lectures on corruption and the law. The film Kya Yahi Sach Hai based on Singh's first novel won a Silver Award in the Narrative Film Category of the California Film Awards in 2010. A critic said "'Kya Yahi Sach Hai' is a hard-hitting film arousing enormous emotions and reactions". It was publicly screened in Mumbai in December 2011 in an event attended by celebrities such as L. K. Advani, Nitin Gadkari, Maneka Gandhi, Vijay Goel, Anurag Thakur, Prakash Javadekar, Murli Deora, Rajeev Shukla and Jagdambika Pal. The cricket leader Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped launch the CD "Music Of 'Kya Yahi Sach Hai'". His film was pulled from the screen by a multiplex at Inox Nariman point. Singh claimed the reason was concern by the cinema that the police would retaliate by raising charges over statutory violations.

In February 2012 Y.P. Singh protested against extending the service of Municipal Commissioner Subodh Kumar, which he claimed was in violation of the rules regulating All India Service staff. He was also concerned that Subodh Kumar had in the past shown favour to a member of team of the anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare. The team was fielding candidates in by-elections, and there should be no doubt about the impartiality of the authorities.

He has been involved in fighting corruption cases like Adarsh Housing Society scam, the Powai land scam and Lavasa Township case in court.