Prabhakar Chaudhary is an IPS officer from the 2010 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. |
He has been transferred 21 times during his thirteen-year career. |
In July 2023, he made headlines for being moved out of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, after ordering a lathi-charge on Kanwariyas. |
Chaudhary cleared the UPSC civil services exam in his first attempt and underwent police training at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. |
He officially became an IPS officer on 30 August 2010 after completing his police training. |
As SP Mathura, he led operations against mafias and criminals. |
During a land dispute in Sonbhadra, he was appointed as the police chief to manage the situation. |
He took charge of the 32 Battalion PAC after the incident involving Kawariyans in Bareilly. |
Chaudhary served as a commando in the NSG, training recruits in tactics and weaponry. |
There are rumors of his potential transfer to the CBI in New Delhi. |
In an interview, he expressed an interest in pursuing a teaching career. |
When he became the Superintendent of Police in Kanpur Dehat, he took public transport on his first day, carrying a traditional bag. |
Chaudhary shared an anecdote of visiting a police station in disguise to file an FIR for a stolen bicycle. |