Who is IPS Sweety Sahrawat, Patna Central SP leading police during BPSC protest?

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants have been demanding a re-examination of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), which was held on December 13, alleging irregularities in the exam. However, their protest intensified on Sunday in Patna and the police resorted to cane-charge and the use of water cannons.

Thousands of students gathered at Gandhi Maidan and later marched toward JP Golambar. A heavy police presence was deployed to manage the escalating protests. The police team was led by Patna Central SP, Sweety Sahrawat. But who is IPS Sweety Sahrawat?

She became Patna Central SP earlier this year. She is a Bihar cadre IPS officer who cleared the UPSC exam with All India Rank (AIR) 187. IPS Sahrawat was earlier posted as  Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Aurangabad, Bihar. The young officer holds a B.Tech (ECE) degree from Delhi Technological University. Her father was a Delhi Police head constable who died in a road accident in 2013.

IPS Sahrawat had quit her job as a design engineer to fulfil her father’s dream of seeing her become an IAS officer. She cracked UPSC CSE 2019 to become an IPS officer.  She is a native of Aurangabad district. She is now in the news because she is leading the police team during the BPSC protest in Patna.

Last year in September, a video of her talking with Kerala’s former Governor and retired IPS officer Nikhil Kumar went viral. Kumar went to the residence of then ASP Sehrawat after several people complained to him about rising cases of theft in the city.