Anuj Sharma (born 27 March 1968)) is an officer of the

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. He was the 40th and 42nd Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, having served from 19 February to 5 April 2019 and from 26 May 2019 to 7 February 2021. On 26 May 2019, Anuj Sharma was reinstated as the 42nd Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, replacing Dr. Rajesh Kumar.

Education

Anuj Sharma completed school education at

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, Lucknow in 1985. Sharma completed his BA and MA in Economics at

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in 1987 and 1989 respectively.

Career

Sharma qualified for the 1991 batch of the

. He was part of the 44th regular recruit training group at

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. He served as a Probationary Officer from 1991 to 1992, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police,

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range from 1 June 2006 to 1 July 2008, DIG HQrs from 2 July 2008 to 5 August 2009, and DIG and

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(CID) of

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from 6 August 2009 to 20 July 2011. Sharma served as the

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(IGP) Coastal Security West Bengal from 21 July 2011 to 18 June 2012. He served as the IGP of the North Bengal region 19 June 2012 to 19 March 2013, and handled the Gorkha unrest in

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. He was then the IGP of Law and Order from May 2013 to Jan 2016. In 2016, he received promotion to the rank of

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(ADG) & Inspector General of Police and served as ADG, Law & Order from January 2016 to February 2019. He was removed as the Commissioner of Police by the

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on 5 April 2019, and was replaced by Rajesh Kumar. However, on 26 May 2019, Sharma was reinstated back as the Commissioner of Police. At present he is DGP Armed Police, West Benga

Awards

In 2007, Sharma received the Police Medal (India), Police Medal for Meritorious Service (PMMS). In 2016, Sharma was awarded the

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for Distinguished Service (PPMDS).

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