Rakesh Balwal, 2012 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre. He is best known for leading the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team investigating the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.
Wiki/Biography
Rakesh Balwal was born on Tuesday, 2 October 1979 in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir (age 44 years 2023). His zodiac sign is Libra. He pursued his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir. He always wanted to be a civil servant, but after completing his studies he chose mechanical engineering. After graduation, he became a senior section engineer with the Indian Railways. While there, he felt that he lacked direct contribution to society, which prompted him to start preparing to become a civil servant in 2009. He worked a full-time job in a railway workshop from 9am to 5pm and frequently took exams. Preparation from 6 pm to 2 am In an interview, he mentioned that a month before the UPSC Mains exam, he increased his daily study time by 10 to 12 hours. He took the civil service examination three times. On his third attempt in 2011, he achieved a ranking of 282nd.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
There is not much information about his marital status.
Profession
He completed police training from LBSNAA, Hyderabad on December 24, 2012 and became an IPS officer. He was posted as Manipur cadre. In 2017, he served as Senior Superintendent of Police, Churachandpur. He has also worked in Tobar and Imphal districts. In 2019, he led the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team that played an important role in the investigation of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. There were limited clues at the beginning of the case, but after taking office, Barvar offered to examine the mobile phone seized from the suicide bomber, which revealed several photos that could help solve the case. He is also working with the FBI, the U.S. intelligence agency, investigating Jaish-e-Mohammed’s role in the Pulwama attack. In August 2020, the NIA submitted a 13,500-page charge sheet to the Jammu and Kashmir Special Court headed by him. In the charge sheet, Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Masood Azhar and 18 others were charged in connection with the attack. Rakesh was transferred to the post of SSP Srinagar on December 16, 2021 for a period of three years.
Rakesh Balwal appointed as Srinagar SSP
He is among a list of 27 police officers who have been redeployed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Rakesh Balwal’s name appears in list of officers transferred to Srinagar
When he joined, there was a lot of terrorist activity going on in the city. These include targeted attacks against members of ethnic minorities and police officers. His goal was to improve law and order in the city. He worked to reduce the number of terrorists in the city. In an interview, one of Balwar’s colleagues discussed his contributions to the city, saying:
When he was brought to Srinagar, the law and order situation in the area deteriorated and there were targeted killings of non-local residents.He began working with teams to identify vulnerable groups, and his work yielded positive results without targeted killings. [in Srinagar] since he took over in December 2021. “
During his tenure in Srinagar, militancy decreased significantly, and thirty years later, Muharram was celebrated in the streets, with many attending the 2023 Independence Day celebrations. In addition, various international events such as the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting are also held in the city. In an interview, Barwar spoke about the Muharram celebrations and said:
Allowing our Shia brethren to march was a collective decision of the administration and law enforcement agencies. We got through it all in a calm, peaceful way from start to finish, which is a good sign that things are getting better and the dividends of peace are now clearly visible. “
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed him of his early transfer from AGMUT cadre to Manipur in September 2023 to deal with the violence in the state. His transfer decision comes three months after Home Minister Amit Shah organized a meeting with all political parties in June to discuss the situation in Manipur.
Home Ministry announces Rakesh Bharwar’s departure to Manipur
medal
- 2021: Awarded the ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigations’ for solving the Pulwama case in 2019
- 2021: Army Chief of Staff Citation
- 2021: CD presented by CRPF Director General
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, he revealed that he wrote an article on “Creation of small states and their consequent administrative, economic and developmental implications” in UPSC Mains 2011 and scored out of 200 marks Scored 113 points.
- In an interview, he mentioned that he was the first and only IPS officer in his district.
- According to him, he found motivation to prepare for civil services by reading Shiv Khera’s You Can Win: A Step-by-Step Tool for Top Achievers.
- He mentioned in an interview that he was an ordinary student when he was a student, and his grades in college were only 60% to 70%. He also said that he did not go to a prestigious university and his English does not have a monastic accent.
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