Vivekanand Sinha (born 16 January 1972)[1] is the Inspector General of Police of the Durg range of Chhattisgarh.

[10] The new SIT has been formed by the newly elected Congress government of Chhattisgarh to probe into it[11] He has also served as the DIG of Special Protection Group which looks after the security of the Prime Minister of India.

[14] Owing to the conflicts in the region, Sinha worked to change the perception of citizens towards the security forces in the area.

[21] The Chhattisgarh Government formed a SIT to probe into it and Vivekanand Sinha was appointed its chief on 2 January 2019.

[22][23] The formation of SIT was one of the several issues which Congress had promised in its Manifesto for 2018 Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha elections.