IPS Swarn Prabhat: From 20 Lakh Job to Motihari Encounter Hero

• Motihari SP Swarn Prabhat is in the news after a major encounter killed two criminals and martyred one STF jawan.
• He left a 20 lakh annual job at Microsoft after graduating from IIT Kharagpur to pursue UPSC.
• A 2017 batch Bihar cadre IPS officer, he cracked UPSC in his second attempt with AIR 105.
• The encounter involved notorious criminals Kundan Thakur and Priyanshu Dubey, one of whom had threatened police.
• Known for his strictness against criminals and various mafias, he was previously SP of Gopalganj and praised by MLA Pawan Jaiswal.