IPS Ankita Sharma Profile:There is a tradition of worshiping weapons on Dussehra. In this series, videos of weapon worship are coming out from many parts of the country, but amidst all this, a video of a woman wearing a saree and firing an AK-47 is going viral. The woman is IPS Ankita Sharma, who is posted as Superintendent of Police in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. It is being said that he fired the AK-47 in the air after the Shastra Poojan organized at the District Police Line on the occasion of Vijayadashami. Ankita Sharma is a famous IPS officer.
Come, know about IPS Ankita Sharma in this episode. Know in which year he passed UPSC. Let’s know why IPS Ankita Sharma is in the news.
Famous as Lady Singham, millions of followers on Instagram
Posted as Superintendent of Police in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, she is popularly known as Lady Singham in the state. So she is very active on social media. He has an account on Instagram, which has millions of followers. There are many accounts in his name on Instagram itself, with a large number of people connected.
Was active in many campaigns against Naxalites
IPS Ankita Sharma is known for her strict policing. Before becoming the police captain of Rajnandgaon district, she has been the police captain of several districts, including Naxal-affected districts. He has also led several major operations against criminals and Naxalites. Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon has also praised his bravery. IPS Ankita Sharma’s husband Vivekanand Shukla is also an army officer.
2018 batch officer, the state’s first woman IPS
Ankita Sharma is a 2018 batch IPS officer. He cleared UPSC CSE in 2017, in which he secured 203 rank with 1035 marks, after which he was allotted Chhattisgarh cadre. With this, she has become the first woman IPS officer of the state.
A video of SP Ankita Sharma firing in the air as part of a weapons check after ‘shastra puja’ (weapons worship) on the occasion of Vijayadashami in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district has gone viral. #ChhattisgarhPolice #Rajnandgaon #AnkitaSharma #ShastraPuja #Chhattisgarh #Dussehra #Dussehra2026 #AK47
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) October 21, 2026
Succeeded in the third attempt
IPS Ankita Sharma cleared UPSC CSE in her third attempt. She actually came to Delhi to prepare for UPSC, but returned home after six months. After this he started preparations from home. She cleared UPSC Prelims in her first attempt, but failed in Mains. She could not clear the prelims in the second attempt.
Study from govt school, UPSC preparation after MBA
Born on 25 June 1990 in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, IPS Ankita Sharma studied from a government school. Her father is a businessman and mother is a housewife. After graduation Ankita Sharma did MBA in post graduation. After this he started preparing for civil services.
