Senior Police Inspector of Anti Extortion cell of Thane Police and Encounter  specialist fame Pradeep Sharma offered his redigresign to DGP on July 4 .He has sumbisubm his resignation paper but still pending .

According to the sourced pradeep sharma likely to contest upcoming Assembly election from Andheri Constituency.Though it is not clear on which party ticket .He was supposed to retire on May 2020.But he wants to join politics .Pradeep sharma encountred over 100 criminals in his 35 years service .He is known for his good network .He had been chief of Crime Intelligence Unit in 2001 and his team controlled the underworld activities in the city .