Manoj Kumar Sharma
Manoj Kumar Sharma is an Indian Police Service officer currently serving as the Inspector General of Police of the Maharashtra Police. His journey from poverty to becoming an IPS officer was chronicled in Anurag Pathak's book Twelfth Fail, which was later adapted into the film 12th Fail.
Life
Sharma grew up in Bilgaon, a village in the Morena of Chambal, in Madhya Pradesh. It is part of a region historically notorious for dacoity.Following his early education at a local school, Sharma successfully progressed through the eighth grade and later pursued his studies at Maharani Lakshmi Bai Government College of Excellence in Gwalior. However, his academic path encountered an unforeseen obstacle during the 12th grade exams. Subsequently, he gained a B.A. in Hindi and History. Sharma faced numerous challenges in his pursuit of becoming an IPS officer. After several unsuccessful attempts at the Civil Services Examination, he finally succeeded on his fourth attempt, securing rank 121.
Sharma became an officer in the Indian Police Service as part of the 2005 batch, and was assigned to the Maharashtra cadre. In Mumbai Police, he has served as DCP and Additional Commissioner of West Region. He was promoted as the Inspector General of Police and has served in the Central Industrial Security Force. He is now serving as IG of Maharashtra Police.