Rakesh maria biography

Former Indian police officer

Rakesh Maria (born 19 January ) 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.

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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 ^[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 batch of the Indian Police Service.

His first posting was as a