Mumbai ats chief rakesh maria biography

Former Indian police officer

Rakesh Maria (born 19 January 1957) is a former Indian Police Officer. He last served as the Director General of Home Guard.

Before that he served as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai.^[2]

Early life and education

Maria was born in Punjabi family to Vijay Madia (the surname got distorted to Maria) who resided in Bandra, Mumbai.

Mumbai ats chief rakesh maria biography

His father a well-known name in film circles was the founder of Kala Niketan, a banner under which he made films such as Kaajal, Preetam, Neel Kamal, among others as a top Bollywood financier and producer.^[3][4] Maria had also represented his state Maharashtra in Karate at the National Games in 1979.^[5][6]

Maria graduated from St.

Xavier’s College in Mumbai. He passed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre.^[7]

Career

Maria belongs to the 1981 batch of the Indian Police Service.

His first po