Quick Info
| Profession | Ex-IPS Officer |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 21/12/1963 |
| Age | 62 years |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, 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 name | Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | St. Xaviers High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad |
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| College/University | IIT Bombay |
| Educational Qualification | M.Tech (1985) |
Personal Life
| Religion | Agnostic |
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| Ethnicity | Kashmiri Pandit |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Shweta Bhatt |
| Marriage Date | 31/12/1987 |
Family
| Father | Rajendra Bhatt (worked as a manager at Hutheesing textile mill) |
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| Mother | Shakuntala Bhatt (doctor) |
| Spouse | Shweta Bhatt (a member of the Indian National Congress) |
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Career
| Service | Indian Police Service |
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| Batch | 1988 |
| Cadre | Gujarat |
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Social Media
| https://www.facebook.com/sanjivbhattips/ |
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. | |
| 5. In 2002, he filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court alleging that then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi instructed police to allow Hindus to vent their anger against Muslims during a meeting ahead of the Gujarat riots; a subsequent SIT probe found he did not attend the meeting. | |
| 6. He is serving a life sentence for the 1989 custodial death of Prabhudas Madhavji Vasava in Jamnagar, where he detained over 130 people during communal riots. |