BP Singh (Brijendra Pal Singh)

Brijendra Pal Singh, widely known by his professional name BP Singh, was an Indian television director and producer best remembered as the creative force behind "CID," the long running Hindi language police procedural that became one of the most recognisable crime shows on Indian television. He died on 27 October 2026 at the age of 75. News of his death was shared by his longtime colleague and CID co-star Dayanand Shetty, who said that Singh simply did not wake up that morning, suggesting he passed away in his sleep rather than after a prolonged public illness.

Singh spent the greater part of his career directing and producing "CID," a show that followed a team of police investigators and ran on Sony Entertainment Television for roughly two decades, making it one of the longest running fiction series in Indian television history. He worked closely with the show's cast, including Shivaji Satam, Dayanand Shetty and Aditya Srivastava, over the course of hundreds of episodes, and the programme's blend of dramatic investigation, catchphrases and recurring characters became a fixture of Indian popular culture across generations of viewers.

Beyond the show itself, Singh was regarded within the Indian television industry as one of the people who helped shape the crime and procedural genre for the small screen at a time when the format was still finding its footing. His association with "CID" meant that, for many viewers, his name became inseparable from the series, and he was frequently referred to in the press simply as "CID's BP Singh," a title that reflected both his central role in the show and the public's limited awareness of his work outside it.

Few details of his personal life, education or early career have been made public, and no Wikipedia page or detailed biography existed for him at the time of his death. What is known comes largely from industry reporting and from tributes shared by his colleagues following the news of his passing. His death was first reported on 27 October 2026, with Dayanand Shetty's remark that Singh had quietly passed in his sleep quickly circulating in Indian entertainment media and prompting an outpouring of tributes from cast members, crew and fans of the show he had spent so many years shaping.

At the time of writing, the cause of death has not been made public, and no information has been released about funeral or memorial arrangements. This page will be updated as more verified details become available.