Sanjiv Bhatt

Ex-IPS Officer

Indian Mumbai, Maharashtra

Quick Info

ProfessionEx-IPS Officer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth21/12/1963
Age62 years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra

Latest News about Sanjiv Bhatt

30/04/2025

The Supreme Court rejected expelled Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's application to suspend his life sentence in the 1990 Jamnagar custodial death case involving Prabhudas Madhavji Vasava. Bhatt, then ASP in Jamnagar, detained 133 people during a Bharat Bandh protest; Vasava died 10 days after release from alleged torture. The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta denied bail but directed expedited hearing of his appeal, noting his ongoing 20-year sentence in another case.

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Bio/Wiki

Full nameSanjiv Rajendra Bhatt

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Xaviers High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad
College/UniversityIIT Bombay
Educational QualificationM.Tech (1985)

Personal Life

ReligionAgnostic
EthnicityKashmiri Pandit

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsShweta Bhatt
Marriage Date31/12/1987

Family

FatherRajendra Bhatt (worked as a manager at Hutheesing textile mill)
MotherShakuntala Bhatt (doctor)
SpouseShweta Bhatt (a member of the Indian National Congress)
Children
  • Shantanu Bhatt
  • Akashi Bhatt (doctor)

Career

ServiceIndian Police Service
Batch1988
CadreGujarat
Major Designation(s)
  • 1990: Additional Superintendent of Police of Jamnagar district, Gujarat
  • 1996: Superintendent of Police (SP) of Banaskantha district, Gujarat
  • 1999-2002: Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence in the State Intelligence Bureau at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
  • 2003: Superintendent of Sabarmati Central Jail

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sanjiv Bhatt graduated with an M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in 1985.
2. After completing his studies, he began preparing for the UPSC examination.
3. In 2013, he received the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice.
4. This prestigious award was presented to him by the Harmony Foundation.
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