Jharkhand born IPS officer Suvendra Kumar Bhagat has bagged the prestigious President’s Gallantry Award 2015. Bhagat is presently serving as the Deputy Inspector General of Police in Varanasi zone. He has been given this award for his valour during the encounter of the main accused of Meher Bhargav murder case in 2006. Bhagat is 1998 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
He started his career as an ASP in Varanasi. He served in Uttar Pradesh for 13-14 years in various capacities. Bhagat was posted in Bundelkhand, Gorakpur, Jhansi, Azamghagh and Jaunpur during his service period. Bhagat has also served in Central Bureau of Investigation in Bhopal and Ranchi as DIG. He was also the head of UP police special task force where he took part in various tasks and encounters.
The IPS officer is son of social worker DN Bhagat and younger brother of JK Bhagat, who belong to Govindpur in Dhanbad district of the state.