Rajnish Rai

Rajnish Rai was a Deputy inspector general of police for the Indian Police Service. He began service after graduating with the 1992 cadre. In 2019 he joined the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as an assistant professor.

Rai is known for arresting fellow police officers D G Vanzara, R K Pandian, and Dinesh M N in connection with the 2005 death of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. These early claims put Rai in conflict with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Later Rai would have conflicts with the government, including for his claims of corruption in the Jaduguda uranium mine, army killings of members of the National Democratic Front of Boroland, for accusing the government of harassing him, and for seeking early retirement from government service.