14 Facts About Pradeep Sharma

Pradeep Sharma was born on 1961 and is a former officer in the police force of Mumbai, India.

Pradeep Sharma resigned from Mumbai police in July 2019 after a 35 year long career.

Pradeep Sharma officially joined the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on September 13,2019 and contested from Nalasopara seat in the Maharashtra assembly polls but lost to Bahujan Vikash Aghadi's candidate Kshitij Hitendra Thakur by a margin of 43,729 votes.

Pradeep Sharma's family was originally from Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh before moving to the state of Maharashtra.

Pradeep Sharma's father was a professor of English in a degree college in the town of Dhule.

Pradeep Sharma was born in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and completed his education from primary to MSc in Dhule, Maharashtra.

Pradeep Sharma joined the State Police Service in 1983 as a sub-inspector.

Pradeep Sharma was first posted to the Mahim police station in Mumbai and was moved to the special branch in Juhu, Mumbai.

Pradeep Sharma's career spanned 25 years, during which he earned fame for the successful "encounter killings" of as many as 312 criminals, including notorious crime bosses and terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Pradeep Sharma was one of the most famous officers of the Mumbai Encounter Squad.

Pradeep Sharma arrested Iqbal Kaskar; brother of Global Terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in Mumbai on the charges of extortion.

However, Pradeep Sharma is amongst several officers of the encounter squad facing official inquiries.

However, on 7 May 2009, Pradeep Sharma was reinstated to the Mumbai city force of the Maharashtra Police after a state justice tribunal set up to study the allegations rejected the corruption charges against him and ordered his instant reinstatement.

Pradeep Sharma got bail from the Supreme Court in May 2024.