| S.N. Pradhan | |
| Office: | Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) |
| Termstart: | 15 November 2021 |
| Termend: | 31 August 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Rakesh Asthana |
| Successor: | Anurag Garg |
| Office1: | Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) |
| Predecessor1: | Sanjay Kumar IPS |
| Successor1: | Atul Karwal |
| Termstart1: | 22 January 2019 |
| Termend1: | 14 November 2021 |
| Termend2: | January 2019 |
| Termstart2: | August 2016 |
| Birth Name: | Satya Narayan Pradhan |
| Birth Date: | 1964 8, df=yes [1] |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Education: | MPhil, LLM |
| Alma Mater: | Hyderabad University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Essex |
| Awards: | President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service |
Satya Narayan Pradhan (6 August 1964) better known as S.N. Pradhan or Satya Pradhan is former Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau and a retired IPS officer of the 1988 batch from Jharkhand cadre.[2] [3]
He is the former Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.[4] [5] While Pradhan is a native of Odisha he is born in Patna, Bihar.
He also served as a senior IPS officer at Odisha State.[6] [7]
Pradhan earlier worked as Assistant Director and Deputy Director at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad and trained 6 batches of IPS officers.[8]
Prior to join SVPNPA he worked as Superintendent of Police and Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order) in various districts of Bihar state.[9] [10]