Shri M.L. Sharma

Information Commissioner
Room No.308, II Floor,
August Kranti Bhavan, Bhikaji Cama Place
New Delhi - 110 066.
Phone:- 011 - 26717353
Fax:- 011 - 26106276
E-mail :- sharma.ml@nic.in



Curriculum Vitae

Name M.L. Sharma
Service Indian Police Service, Rajasthan Cadre -1972
Date of Birth 11 April, 1949
Education qualification

  • Topped the Rajasthan University in BA(1969) - Gold Medalist
  • MA in Economics from Delhi School of Economics(1971)
  • Lecturer in Economics in Sri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi(1971-72)

Postings

    Rajasthan Police
    • Commandant, Rajasthan Armed Constabulary, Manipur(1976-1977)
    • Distt. Supdt. of Police, Dungapur (1977-1978)
    • Distt. Supdt. of Police, Banswara (1978-1980)
    • Distt. Supdt. of Police, jhunjhunu (1980-1981)
    • Distt. Supdt. of Police, Bhilwara (1981-1982)
    • Distt. Supdt. of Police, Udaipur (1986-1988)
    • Distt. Supdt. of Police, Ajmer (1988)
    • Dy. Inspr. Genl. of Police, Ajmer Range, Ajmer (1989-90)
    • Inspector General of Police, CID Crime Branch, Rajasthan, Jaipur (2000-2004)
    • Addl. DGP(Vig.), Rajasthan (2004)

    Border Security Force
    • Inspector General (Dec.2003-Nov.2004)
    • Addl. Director General (Nov.2004-March 2005)

    Central Bureau of Investigation
    • Supdt. of Police - 1982-1986
    • Dy. Inspector General of Police - 1990-1995
    • Joint Director - 1995-2000
    • Additonal Director - April 2005 to Nov.2006
    • Special Director w.e.f Nov., 2006

Core Competencies

  • Plurality of experience in the Organinsation stretching over a period of 18 years.
  • Specialisation in handling of terrorist crimes.
  • Handled Sardar Beant Singh (former Chief Minister of Punjab) Assassination case in 1995 in which 2 notorious terrorists have been given death sentence and 5 others life imprisonment.
  • Handled investigation of three Hijacking cases, including the hijacking of IC 814 (Kandahar Hijacking), in which 3 accused persons were recently covicted by a Special Court at Patiala and given life imprisonment.
  • Got notorious criminal Om Prakash Srivastava @ Babloo Srivastava extradited from Singapore in 1995.
  • Got Abu Salem involved in Mumbai Serial Blasts extradited from Portugal in 2006.
  • Got notorious fraudster A.N.Ghosh extradited from Germany in 2007.

Awards

  • Police Medal for Meritorious Service - 1988
  • President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service - 1995

Miscellaneous

  • Wrote a Paper on 'Organised Crime in India : Problems & Perspectives' which was published in the Journal of United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI)(1997)
  • Was invited to UNAFEI as a Member of Faculty in 1998 to deliver a series of lectures on matters of professional interest.
  • Wrote several papers on matters of professional interest which were published in the CBI Bulletin.
  • Headed a Committee constituted by Ministry of Home Affairs and drafted "Approach Paper on Organised Crime in India"(2006).
  • Has lectured extensively in National level Police Training Institutions; National Defence College, New Delhi and training institutions of Public Sector Undertakings on matters of professional interest.