Rajiv gandhi assassination by d&r karthikeyan

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D. R. Karthikeyan

Devarayapuram Ramasamy Kaarthikeyan is a former Indian Police Service officer ( Batch and Karnataka cadre) from Tamil Nadu, and a former director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General, National Human Rights Commission.

Personal life

D.R. Kaarthikeyan was born to an agricultural family in a small village called Devarayapuram in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Rajiv gandhi assassination by d&r karthikeyan Section The Special court had spoken in praise of the ability and hard work of the Chief investigation officer and other investigating officers of CBI. The then governor of Tamil Nadu Bhishma Narain Singh , broke official protocol and twice warned Gandhi about the threat to his life if he visited the state. This article is part of a series about Rajiv Gandhi.

He obtained a degree in Chemistry and Agriculture from the Annamalai University. He worked in the field of agriculture in the ancestral farm of his native village for a year. He also obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the Madras Law College and was enrolled as an Advocate in the Bar Council of Madras.

After passing the Combined Competitive Examinations for Senior Civil Services, he joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in Kaarthikeyan went through extensive training in that field which included being trained at the National Police Academy in Mount Abu.

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Offices held

Kaarthikeyan has held various offices:[2]

  • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Bangalore
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police, Karnataka State Intelligence Department
  • Head of Karnataka State Police Academy
  • Inspector General of Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Southern Sector, Hyderabad
  • First Secretary in the Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia ()
  • Embassy of India, Sydney, Australia (), promoting Indian exports to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
  • Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
  • Director, Central Bureau of Investigation ()
  • Director General, National Human Rights Commission
  • President (Age-Care India, New Delhi)
  • President, Foundation for Peace, Harmony and Good Governance

Recognition

Kaarthikeyan was awarded the Padma Shri in for his contribution to the field of Indian Civil Service.[3]

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

Kaarthikeyan headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.[4][5][6] At the invitation of INTERPOL, he made an audiovisual presentation of the investigation before an assembly of top police officers, who commended Kaarthikeyan for the model investigation.

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