Senior IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Manish Shanker Sharma (58), passed away in New Delhi late evening on Sunday while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Sharma’s body was brought to Bhopal at his residence in E-5 Arera Colony on Monday morning.

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Sharma was a 1992 batch IPS officer. He was currently posted as Special DG Rail.

Sharma was a highly decorated officer.

He is the only IPS officer, in whose name a day is celebrated in San Diego city of the USA. Sharma had served on deputation there in the past and San Diego former Mayor Kevin Faulconer had felicitated Sharma on 20 July 2015. Faulconer also declared 20 July to be celebrated as the ‘Manish Shanker Sharma Day’ every year.

Sharma also served in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a trainer for officers.

Sharma earned a Masters in International Affairs and Public Policy from the University of California, specialising in International Security and Counter-Terrorism.

Sharma also has a website of his own, ‘http://manishshankersharma.in’.

Manish Shanker Sharma was the son of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary K S Sharma.

Manish Sharma’s uncle (chacha) is Dr Sitasaran Sharma, senior BJP MLA from Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad) and former Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh State Assembly. Manish Sharma’s other uncle is Dr Girija Shankar Sharma, a former BJP MLA from Itarsi.

The departed IPS officer is survived by his wife and two sons.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav expressed his condolences and said that the state has lost an honest and dedicated IPS officer.

“The untimely demise of Special DG Railways Manish Sharma is extremely sad. His death is certainly an irreparable loss for the Madhya Pradesh government and society,” the CM said in a statement.

Several other politicians from the ruling BJP and Congress and people from all walks of life expressed their condolences on the demise of Sharma.