Pradeep Sharma
Pradeep Sharma (born 1961) is a former officer in the police force of Mumbai, India. Sharma attained notability as an "encounter specialist" with the Mumbai Encounter Squad and was involved with the deaths of as many as 312 criminals. On 31 August 2008 he was suspended from the Mumbai police on charges of corruption but was reinstated on 16 August 2017 after he was proven innocent of those charges. Sharma resigned from Mumbai police in July 2019 after a 35 year long career. He 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 | |
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| Maharashtra Police | |
| In office 1983 – 2019 (Resign) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1961 Agra, India |
| Spouse | Swikriti Sharma |
| Children | Niketa and Ankita (daughters) |
| Residence(s) | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Police Inspector , Mumbai Encounter Squad |
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