Rakesh Asthana Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	IPS Officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	09/07/1961
Age	64 years
Birthplace	Ranchi (now in Jharkhand) Bihar

Bio/Wiki

Profession	IPS Officer

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Weight	79 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Netarhat Vidyalaya in Bihar (now in Jharkhand)
College/University	St. John's College, Agra Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign	Cancer

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Wife	Name Not Provided
Children	His son's name is Ankush Asthana, and he has a daughter

Career

Civil Services

Service	Indian Police Service (IPS)
Batch	1984
Major Designations(s)	Inspector General of Police in the Gujarat Police at Vadodara Police Commissioner of Vadodara City and Surat Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation (2017) Superintendent of Police, Deputy Inspector General, Additional Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF) and given the additional charge of the Narcotics Control Bureau in 2020 Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security up to July 2021
Cadre	Gujarat
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2001: The Police Medal for Meritorious Services 2009: The President's Police Medal for Distinguished Services

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rakesh Asthana, a 1984-batch Indian Police Service officer, hails from the Gujarat cadre.
He cleared the UPSC examination in 1984 on his very first attempt.
In 2018, Rakesh Asthana led the investigation into the case involving Asaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai.