Sanjeev Kumar Yadav is an officer of IPS (promoted from DANIPS) cadre.
[3] He received the President's Police Medal eleven times for Gallantry.
[5] He was a part of the Batla House encounter case with Delhi Police.
In 2019 a Bollywood film named Batla House, directed by Nikhil Advani was made, being based on this encounter.
in which his character was played by famous Bollywood actor John Abraham.