IPS Krishna Prakash Biography: Age, Career, Civil Services Selection, Family, Famous Cases, Posting, Wealth & More

Dec 28, 2021, 14:05 IST

Check about IPS Officer Krishna Prakash's biography, his age, life, Civil Services Selection and Family here.  Also, check the details of his record in the Guinness book of world records and other major feats achieved by him. 

IPS Krishna Prakash Biography
IPS Krishna Prakash Biography

Recently the IPS Krishna Prakash, the Commissioner of Police, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra has sustained injuries during a shootout against a three-member gang in the city. The incident happened at around 11:30 PM on Sunday, 26th December 2021. Take a look at his biography which is inclusive of his career, age, life cases and more. 

As informed by  DCP Manchak Ipper about the case, “We had received a specific intel tip-off of the accused hiding in the vicinity and the police team led by CoP, an ACP, and others lay in wait for them. Suddenly, they started firing in the direction of the police party, which shot back in self-defence. There are no injuries in the firing.”

There is a lot of fake news about the Commissioner of Police being injured with other policemen injured sustaining multiple injuries. The accused were wanted in the shootout killing of another local gangster, 37-year-old Yogesh R Jagtap. 

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IPS Krishna Prakash: About Family, Early Life

Krishna Prakash was an Indian Police Services, IPS Officer from Tamil Nadu. He completed his education in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. He qualified for the UPSC Civil Services exam in the year 1998 and was allotted the cadre of Maharashtra. Currently, he is the Commissioner of Police of the Pimpri Chinchwad region. His height is approximately 5 feet and 8 inches and his weight is in the range of 55-60 kilograms. 

He is a very private person which is why the names of his children and his wife are not available. 

Krishna Prakash IPS Career, Awards and Honours

He got 198 marks out of 275 in the Civil Services Exam. He got selected in the third attempt. He also served as an Additional Commissioner in the South Region and Inspector General of Police in Mumbai. 

He is the only police officer to have the title of Ironman in the Ironman Triathlon competition. 

He is now appointed as the Commissioner of Police of Pimpri Chinchwad Commsionerate. 

In the Ironman Triathlon competition, the participants are required to complete a 3.8 kilometres swim,  a 180.2 kilometre-long bicycle ride, and a 42.2-kilometre run within a set time frame of 16 to 17 hours as part of the triathlon. IPS Krishna Prakash's name is in the Guinness Book of World Records due to this. 

Tulika Tandon is an Education Reporter & Writer with an experience of 5+ years. An MBA graduate and a long-time UPSC aspirant, she has devoted her life to helping the students find the right path to success. In her free time, Tulika likes to read, travel or bake. Read her stories in GK, UPSC and School sections at Jagranjosh.com. She can be reached at tulika.tandon@jagrannewmedia.com.
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