| 1. Pradeep Kurulkar is an Indian engineer and a former DRDO scientist. |
| 2. He worked on various military research projects at DRDO. |
| 3. In May 2023, he made headlines when he was arrested by the Maharashtra Police's ATS for sharing classified information with Pakistani agents. |
| 4. Born in Maharashtra, he hails from a Marathi Hindu Family. |
| 5. He started his career at CVRDE, a DRDO research facility in Pune, in 1988. |
| 6. During his tenure at CVRDE, Pradeep specialized in designing military equipment like missile launchers and robotics. |
| 7. He later became the project leader for the Akash Surface to Air Missile project at DRDO. |
| 8. Pradeep collaborated with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to work on the Agni Inter Continental Ballistic Missile. |
| 9. He has led the design and development of various DRDO missile systems. |
| 10. Pradeep was eventually promoted to an 'F' grade scientist at R&DE in Pune. |
| 11. He played a significant role in designing India's first Anti-Satellite Ballistic Missile, Shakti. |
| 12. After the successful testing of the Shakti missile, he became the director of R&DE. |
| 13. Under his leadership, R&DE developed various technologies in different fields. |
| 14. Pradeep's research articles have been published in national and international scientific journals. |
| 15. In 2023, he was arrested six months before his retirement by the ATS. |
| 16. He has been honored with memberships from several Indian scientific societies for his contributions to research. |
| 17. Pradeep has shared his knowledge through talk shows on multiple platforms. |
