AJAI RAJ SHARMA is a 1966-batch IPS officer who served in several administratively important and sensitive districts of Uttar Pradesh. He is credited with creating and heading Special Task Force, an elite force which liquidated several notorious gangs operating from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states, and most notably the case of dreaded Shri Prakash Shukla. He became Commissioner of Police, Delhi and handled many high profile cases including the attack on Indian Parliament. He retired as Director General of Border Security Force in 2004.