Meet DSP Anjana Krishna, The Brave Kerala IPS Officer Who Defies Ajit Pawar's Order And Insist On Due Procedure
A woman IPS officer triggered a political storm by refusing the direct action taken on a call received from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, where he was seen threatening the young police officer with action against her for not following his orders. Anjana Krishna, the young IPS officer, asked the DCM to call her directly on her number, instead of giving him orders on someone other’s phone, to follow the due procedure and rule of law.
The incident happened while on complaints, the IPS officer went to investigate illegal murum (red soil) excavation connected to a road construction project in Solapur’s Karmala village. The excavators refused to stop the excavation, and the NCP leader Baba Jagtap called Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. After handing over the phone to Anjana Krishna by Jagtap, the DCM directed her to stop the proceedings, citing the atmosphere (political) in Maharashtra.
The young Kerala-based IPS officer refused to take action after not recognising his voice and asked the DCM to call on her phone directly as part of the administrative procedure.
अजित पवार तुम्ही ज्या महिला IPS अधिकाऱ्याला धमकी दिलीये त्यांचं नेमकं कर्तृत्त्व काय हे तरी पाहा. तुमचा छपरी कार्यकर्ता अवैध कामं करतो आणि तुम्ही उच्चपदस्थ अधिकाऱ्याला धमकी देता ?
अंजली कृष्णा यांनी UPSCमध्ये AIR-355 रँक मिळवला होता. #AnjaliKrishna #AjitPawar pic.twitter.com/6NPRugKUTk— Pooja ujagare (@PoojaUjagare) September 5, 2025
Notably, Anjana Krishna, hails from Kerala and cleared UPSC in 2022-23. She is currently posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at Karmala, Solapur. Krishna secured an All India Rank of 355 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
Her father runs a business in Thiruvanthapuram, while her mother works as a typist in a local court. Krishna completed her schooling at St. Mary’s Central School, Poojappura and graduated in Mathematics from HHMSPB NSS College for Women, Neeramankara.
