Prabhakar Chaudhary

IPS Officer

Indian Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Quick Info

ProfessionIPS Officer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/01/1984
Age42 years
BirthplaceAmbedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Physical Stats & More

Height173 cm
Weight65 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

BScAllahabad University
LLBAllahabad University
BSc SubjectsPhysics, Chemistry, Mathematics

Personal Life

SchoolHe did his schooling in Uttar Pradesh.
College/UniversityAllahabad University
HobbyReading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherParas Nath Chaudhary
Siblings5 sisters
SpousePriyanka Singh
Children2 sons

Career

ServiceIndian Police Service (IPS)
Batch2010
CadreUttar Pradesh
Service Year30 August 2010 - present
Service Number20101136
Major Designation(s)
  • Under-training Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Noida
  • ASP of Lalitpur (January 2015 - December 2015)
  • Superintendent of Police (SP) of Deoria (3 January 2016 - 18 August 2016)
  • SP of Kanpur Dehat
  • UP Police Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) (28 April 2017 - 23 September 2017)
  • SP of Mathura (22 March 2018)
  • ASP of Sitapur (30 June 2018 - December 2018)
  • SP of Bulandshahr (9 December 2018)
  • Commandant of GRP Jhansi (20 February 2019)
  • Police chief of Sonbhadra (4 August 2019)
  • Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Varanasi (31 August 2019)
  • SSP of Meerut (25 June 2022)
  • Commandant of 11th Batallion of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Sitapur (28 November 2022)
  • SSP of Bareilly (12 March 2023)
  • SP of Bijnor (24 September 2017 - 19 March 2018)
  • DIG /ALIGARH RANGE (10 September 2024)
  • ASP in various postings including Agra, Varanasi, Kanpur, and Jaunpur
  • SP of Kanpur Dehat (2016)
  • SP of Mathura (19 March 2018 - 8 December 2018)
  • SP of Bulandshahr (8 December 2018 - 20 February 2019)
  • Commandant of 11th Battalion of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Sitapur (28 November 2022)
  • Commandant of 32nd Battalion of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Lucknow (July 2023)
Police Medals
  • Director General of UP Police’s Silver Commendation Disk (26 January 2017)
  • Director General of UP Police’s Golden Commendation Disc (15 August 2018)
  • Director General of UP Police’s Platinum Commendation Disc (15 August 2019)
  • Chief Minister’s Police Medal (15 August 2022)
  • Chief Minister's Utkrishta Sewa Padak (2022)
Current RankDIG
Current PostingDIG /ALIGARH RANGE (10 September 2024)
Date of Promotion to DIG01/01/2024
Date of Sr. Scale01/01/2014
Date of Selection Grade01/01/2023
Date of Confirmation09/12/2012
Mobile Number9454400392
Office Number0571-2400404

Style Quotient

Car CollectionSwift Dzire
Money FactorAssets/Properties: In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Prabhakar Chaudhary possesses land valued at Rs. 72,18,634.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Prabhakar Chaudhary is an IPS officer from the 2010 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
2. He has been transferred 21 times during his thirteen-year career.
3. In July 2023, he made headlines for being moved out of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, after ordering a lathi-charge on Kanwariyas.
4. Chaudhary cleared the UPSC civil services exam in his first attempt and underwent police training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
5. He officially became an IPS officer on 30 August 2010 after completing his police training.
6. As SP Mathura, he led operations against mafias and criminals.
7. During a land dispute in Sonbhadra, he was appointed as the police chief to manage the situation.
8. He took charge of the 32 Battalion PAC after the incident involving Kawariyans in Bareilly.
9. Chaudhary served as a commando in the NSG, training recruits in tactics and weaponry.
10. There are rumors of his potential transfer to the CBI in New Delhi.
11. In an interview, he expressed an interest in pursuing a teaching career.
12. When he became the Superintendent of Police in Kanpur Dehat, he took public transport on his first day, carrying a traditional bag.
13. Chaudhary shared an anecdote of visiting a police station in disguise to file an FIR for a stolen bicycle.
14. He cleared the UPSC civil services exam in his first attempt.
15. He underwent police training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.
16. When he became the Superintendent of Police in Kanpur Dehat in 2016, he took public transport on his first day, carrying a traditional bag on his back despite having a government vehicle.
17. During his tenure as SP Kanpur Dehat, he monitored a rescue operation and used his own car to ferry injured people to the hospital.
18. As SP Mathura in 2017, he led crackdowns on mafia and local gangs, exposed several cases of loot, and acted against illegal businesses involving silver traders.
19. He was transferred from Mathura within three months of being posted there.
20. During a land dispute in Sonbhadra in 2019, he was appointed as the police chief to manage the situation where 10 people were killed and at least 28 injured in clashes over land ownership.
21. In July 2023, he made headlines for ordering a lathi-charge on Kanwariyas in Bareilly, after which he was transferred within four hours.
22. He was subsequently appointed as Commandant of the 32nd Battalion of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) in Lucknow.
23. He is known for defying VIP culture and has a distinct approach to inspecting cases.
24. He has been transferred multiple times throughout his career, reflecting his postings to volatile or challenging districts.
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