Former Delhi Police commissioner Ajay Raj Sharma handed away after a protracted sickness at a hospital in Noida Monday evening. He was 81. An individual near his household mentioned Sharma, who had been affected by lung an infection, had been admitted to Kailash Hospital for the previous two weeks. He’s survived by his spouse and two sons, and resided in Noida’s Sector 44.
A 1966-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Sharma was the primary CP of Delhi who was introduced from outdoors the cadre. After serving three years in Delhi Police from 1999 to 2002, he was appointed director normal of the Border Safety Power (BSF), from the place he retired in 2004.
Sharma accomplished his main training in Dehradun earlier than shifting to Allahabad, now Prayagraj. He accomplished his Class 12 at a Christian organisation-run faculty and graduated from Allahabad College in 1965.
Sharma was chosen for the Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) in his first try and selected the IPS. He was allotted the Uttar Pradesh cadre and acquired his first posting in Agra in Uttar Pradesh, the place he encountered a number of gangsters working within the forests alongside the borders of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Throughout Sharma’s tenure within the UP Police, a Particular Job Power (STF) was fashioned to counter organised crime within the state. The STF, led by his crew, efficiently apprehended infamous gangster Prakash Shukla in 1998.
His spectacular efficiency led to his induction into the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre by then Deputy Prime Minister L Ok Advani. He was appointed because the commissioner of police for Delhi in June 1999.
Remembering Sharma, Vijay Malik, retired deputy commissioner of Delhi Police, informed The Indian Categorical. “He was an individual of nice character… At all times supportive of his employees. He would all the time again them throughout any problem or vital scenario.”
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“Throughout his tenure, the Delhi Police confronted an assault on Parliament; nonetheless, beneath his management, the drive efficiently cracked the case and apprehended the culprits,” Malik mentioned.
“He stood behind the drive throughout clashes between legal professionals and police amid violent protests in central Delhi. The Supreme Courtroom later gave us a clear chit,” Malik added. “We are going to all the time miss him,” Malik mentioned, including Sharma’s funeral will happen at Lodhi Cremation Floor at 11 am Wednesday.
Paying tribute to Sharma, BSF posted on X, “DG BSF & All Ranks pay heartfelt tributes to Shri Ajai Raj Sharma, IPS, former DG BSF (2002-2004) on his demise. His visionary management and legacy continues to encourage us. Prahari Parivar stands in solidarity along with his household.”
