Who Is Anjana Krishna, IPS Officer Scolded By Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Over Action Against Illegal Excavation?

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has been embroiled in a controversy after a viral video of him arguing with IPS Officer Anjana Krishna has gone viral. 

In the video, Ajit Pawar was seen having a heated exchange with Krishna,  over a phone call, shouting, “I am the Deputy Chief Minister speaking. Stop the action. Should I take action against you? Do you have so much daring?” Krishna failed to recognise the voice of Ajit Pawar, infuriating the Deputy Chief Minister even further. 

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What Happened In Solapur?

According to reports, Anjana Krishna was supervising actions against illegal excavations in the Kurdu village on August 31. To contain the situation from spinning out, the local NCP leader, Baba Jagtap, went to the Kurdu village and tried to stop the supervisors. 

Seeing the IPS officer remain unfazed, Jagtap called Ajit Pawar and handed the phone to the IPS officer. In the call, Pawar instructed her to stop the action. However, IPS Officer Anjana Krishna remained unhinged by the threat and said, “Please call me on my number.” 

This enraged Pawar, and he remarked, “Should I take action against you? Do you have so much daring? Give me your number, I am making a video call. You'll recognise me on video call, won't you?” Subsequently, he connected with her through a video call and asked her to stop the action. 

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Who Is Anjana Krishna?

Anjana Krishna VS is a 2022 batch IPS officer securing an AIR of 355 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. After her examination, she was part of the Maharashtra cadre and is serving as the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Solapur district. 

Born in Thiruvananthapuram, Anjana comes from a middle-class background, where her father runs a textile business and her mother is employed as a typist in the local court. She did her schooling at St Mary’s Central School, Thiruvananthapuram, and later pursued a Bachelor's in Mathematics from NSS, Neeramankara. 

Determined to join the bureaucracy for a long time, Anjana joined the Indian Police Service after clearing the exam in 2022.