Prabhakar Chaudhary (IPS)

Prabhakar Chaudhary
Officer, Indian Police Service
In office 2010 – Present
Personal details
Born	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 Hanswar, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Allahabad University, Uttar Pradesh (B. Sc. (Physics, Chem., Maths)), LL.B. (Law))
Police career
Service	Indian Police Service
Department	COMDT./PAC 32nd BN, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Service years	2010 - present
Status	Active
Rank	Senior Superintendent of Police
Badge no.	20101136
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Prabhakar Chaudhary (born 1 January 1984) is an officer of the Indian Police Service 2010 batch, hails from Hanswar, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Chaudhary faced 18 transfers within an 8-year span during his career.

Early life and education

Prabhakar Chaudhary hails from near Hanswar, Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his higher education at Allahabad University, obtaining a B.Sc. and an LLB degree. In 2010, he successfully cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam on his first attempt, which marked the beginning of his career in the Indian Police Service. Chaudhary began his career as an under-training Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Noida. Over the years, he served in various positions and districts, gaining a reputation for his strict actions against crime and dedication to maintaining law and order.

Notable transfers and postings

1. ASP in Noida: Chaudhary's career began as an ASP in Noida.
2. Postings in Various Districts: He served as an ASP in Agra, Varanasi, Kanpur, and Jaunpur.
3. SP of Lalitpur: Chaudhary was posted as the Superintendent of Police in Lalitpur, near the MP-UP border.
4. ATS Posting: In April 2017, he was posted in the anti-terrorism squad (ATS) of the UP police.
5. Strict Action in Bijnor: Chaudhary served as SP in Bijnor district, taking strict action against crime, including betting and drug rackets.
6. Transfer to Mathura: He was later transferred to Mathura district.
7. SP Sonbhadra: Chaudhary's transfer to Sonbhadra district indicated the government's trust in his abilities to handle law and order situations.
8. SP Varanasi: He was transferred to the high-profile Varanasi district as its police chief.
9. Transfers to Moradabad and Meerut: Chaudhary was transferred to Moradabad and later to Meerut.
10. Longest Stint in Meerut: His posting in Meerut as SSP coincided with the second wave of the Covid pandemic, and it became his longest stint as a district police chief.
11. Various Other Transfers: Chaudhary's career saw multiple transfers, including postings in Bulandshahr, Jhansi, and Agra.

Controversies and notable actions

Throughout his career, Chaudhary gained attention for his strict actions against crime, but he also faced controversies. In Mathura, he reportedly had a verbal altercation with local BJP leaders. In Sitapur, lawyers forcibly entered a police station over a minor dispute, leading to an assault on policemen. He also faced an attack on his vehicle during farmers' protests in Meerut.

Bareilly transfer and controversy

Chaudhary's transfer to Bareilly as SSP was followed by an incident involving a lathicharge on a group of kanwariyas. He ordered the lathicharge after a group attempted to take out a procession near a mosque, sparking protests from the Muslim community. Chaudhary's transfer to Lucknow as the commandant of the 32nd battalion provincial armed constabulary (PAC) followed this incident.

See also

• IPS
• Police
• Surajit Kar Purkayastha
• Soumen Mitra