Harsh Bardhan, the 26-year-old IPS officer who was killed in car crash on the way to his first posting, was a 2023-batch officer from MP. Bardhan completed training at Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru and was known for his dedication and professionalism. His father Akhilesh Singh, serves as a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and his mother Dolly is a homemaker, reports said.