Meet IPS officer Ankita Sharma who commands operation in Naxal stronghold Bastar

IPS Ankita Sharma was born on 25 April 1992, in a small village of Durg district, Chhattisgarh. She did her early education from a government school. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

According to a report of UPSC Pathshala, Ankita Sharma got success in her third attempt, in the year 2018. This year, she secured 203rd rank in the UPSC examination. After this, Ankita has become the first woman IPS of Chhattisgarh to get home cadre. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

Ankita Sharma is now commanding the Naxal operation, in the Naxal-affected Bastar district. Earlier, she was posted as Municipal Superintendent of Police (CSP) in Azad Chowk, near capital Raipur. Let us tell you that Bastar is considered as a highly Naxal affected district. In order to eliminate the Naxalites, Operation Bastar is being run by the Chhattisgarh Police. Now, Ankita Sharma has been give the responsibility of eliminating Naxalites. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

In an interview, Ankita Sharma said that she wanted to become an IPS since childhood, but she had no idea about this subject and there was no one to guide her. Due to this she had to face difficulties. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

Ankita Sharma did her MBA after graduating from Durg. She then came to Delhi, to prepare for UPSC, but she studied there for only six months and then went back to home. After that, she started preparing her own. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

In the interview, Ankita also said that she got married during the preparation of UPSC. Her husband Vivekanand Shukla is a Major in the Army and is currently stationed in Mumbai. While living with her husband, she had to live in cities like Jammu and Kashmir, Hyderabad, Jhansi and she failed twice in the UPSC exam. But she did not give up and qualified the exam in her third attempt. She further added that her husband played a special role, in her achievement. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

Ankita Sharma is known as an active officer. Apart from horse riding, he is fond of playing badminton. She often shares photos of horse riding on Instagram. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

Last year, on the occasion of Republic Day, trainee IPS Ankita Sharma led the parade at the Police Parade Ground in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. With this, she became the first woman police officer in the history of the state to command a Republic Day parade. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)

Ankita Sharma had to face a lot of difficulties while preparing for UPSC.  Therefore, she now tries that no one else has to suffer as much as she had to. She keeps on helping students who are preparing for UPSC. Ankita takes time out from her busy schedule and teaches youth. (Photo Source- Ankita Sharma Instagram)