In Pics | Sports personalities who joined the police force

From Team India's world cup hero Joginder Sharma to boxer Jitender Kumar, here we list the athletes who took up the job of police officers which they got after their sporting accomplishments.

In Pics | Sports personalities who have joined Indian police

Indian cricketer Joginder Sharma, the hero of India's memorable 2007 T20 World Cup victory, joined the police force of his home state Haryana. Joginder is now a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and is posted in Hisar. Credit: Instagram/@jogi23sharma

Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning boxer Akhil Kumar is also a serving DSP with the Haryana Police. Credit: Twitter/@Akhilkumarboxer

In 2021, Indian sprinter Hima Das was inducted as Deputy Superintendent of Assam Police. However, Hima, who became the world junior 400m champion in 2018, will continue her athletics career. Credit: Instagram/@hima_mon_jai

Indian kabaddi player Ajay Thakur was part of the national teams which won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup and a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. He is now serving on duty as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Himachal Pradesh. Credit: Instagram/@ajaythakurkabaddi

Boxer Jitender Kumar, who won bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, is working as a Deputy Suprintendent of Police (DSP) in Haryana Police. Credit: Twitter/@imboxerjitender

Wrestler Geeta Phogat, who has won numerous medals for India at international competitions, was appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Haryana Police in 2016. The decision was made under the leadership of Manohar Lal Khattar. Credit: Instagram/@geetaphogat

Not many know that boxer Vijender was made a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Haryana government as a reward for his bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Credit: Instagram/@singhvijender