Anuj Sharma (IPS)
Anuj Sharma (born 27 March 1968) is an officer of the Indian Police Service. 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 La Martinière College, Lucknow in 1985. Sharma completed his BA and MA in Economics at Lucknow University in 1987 and 1989 respectively. Career Sharma qualified for the 1991 batch of the Indian Police Service. He was part of the 44th regular recruit training group at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. He served as a Probationary Officer from 1991 to 1992, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Burdwan range from 1 June 2006 to 1 July 2008, DIG HQrs from 2 July 2008 to 5 August 2009, and DIG and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal from 6 August 2009 to 20 July 2011. Sharma served as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Coastal Security West Bengal from 21 July 2011 to 18 June 2012. He served as the IGP of