Rakesh Maria Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Retired IPS Officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	19/01/1957
Age	67 years
Birthplace	Bandra, Mumbai

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Rakesh Madia

Physical Stats & More

Height	6' 2"
Weight	70 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	St. Andrew's High School, Mumbai
College/University	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Gond (Primitive Tribal Group)
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading Books Listening to Ghazals and Qawwalis by the Indian and Pakistani artists Performing Taekwondo Playing Basketball

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Preeti
Marriage Date	Year 1985

Family

Father

Vijay Madia (Film Producer)

Mother

Name Not Known

Spouse

Preeti Maria (Businesswoman)

Children

Son(s)	Kunal (Elder; Lawyer) Krish (Younger)
Daughter	None

Career

Civil Services

Service	Indian Police Service (IPS)
Batch	1981
Cadre	Maharashtra
Major Designations(s)	Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in 1993 Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Joint Commissioner of Mumbai Police (Crime) Chief of Mumbai's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) Commissioner of the Mumbai Police on 15 February 2014 Director-General of the Home Guard
Awards, Honours, Achievements	President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Services 50th Anniversary Independence Medal

Favourites

Favourite Cuisine	Thai
Favourite Dish	Deep-fried Mackerel (Fish)
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Film	Zanjeer (1973)
Favourite Singer(s)	Mehdi Hassan Ghulam Ali
Favourite Book(s)	The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Sherlock Holmes

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rakesh Maria's father, Vijay Madia, is the owner of a production house that has produced successful films.
He was a Karate representative for Maharashtra at the National Games.
During college, Rakesh excelled in basketball and had a keen interest in martial arts.
Rakesh Maria frequently plays basketball for the Mumbai Police team.
He gained recognition for solving prominent cases like the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and the Gateway of India-Zaveri Bazaar twin blast case.
Known for his distinct interrogation style, colleagues have likened Rakesh Maria to 'Sherlock Holmes'.
Maria conducted the interrogation of Ajmal Kasab, a lone Pakistani terrorist from the 26/11 attacks, yielding valuable information.
Regretting not being in the field during 26/11, he has focused on uncovering sleeper cells of the Indian Mujahideen.
Rakesh Maria represents the Mumbai Police football team in state tournaments for his hands-on policing approach.
In the movie 'The Attacks of 26/11', Nana Patekar portrayed Rakesh Maria.
Post-retirement, Rakesh Maria intends to write a book about his career and high-profile cases, while a web series is also being developed based on his life.