Name: Radhavinod
Raju
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DOB:
27-07-1949
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Nationality: Indian
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Qualification: BSc Physics (1971)
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Membership
of Professional Societies:
§ Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
§ Life Member, United Services Institution of India ,
New Delhi
§ Life Member, Civil Services Officers’ Institute, New Delhi
Country experience:
§
worked
extensively in different parts of India , including
Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and New Delhi
§
conducted
investigations in Sri Lanka
Key qualifications (summary of experience,
skills and competencies):
Officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS), 1975-2010: Career police officer, who
retired recently as the first Director General of India
§
Director General, NIA (January 2009
– January 2010) Organization: NIA
Beneficiary: Government of India: First Director General of the NIA set up by
the Government of India as the country’s premier counter terrorism agency, in
the wake of the terror strike on Mumbai on 26/11/ 2008, reporting directly to
the Home Minister of India. Responsible for:
Ø
setting
up an appropriate organizational structure for the NIA that could function as a
specialized preventive and detective anti-terrorism agency.
Ø
selection
of a core group of officers with exposure to investigation and trial of
terrorist cases.
§ Commissioner of
Vigilance, Jammu & Kashmir Government (two stints, from March 2003 to April
2005 and September 2008 to January 2009) Organization: State Vigilance
Organization (SVO). Beneficiary: Government of Jammu &
Kashmir: Headed the SVO,
Jammu & Kashmir’s main anti-corruption agency. Highlights include:
Ø re-organization of the SVO with the aim of reducing delay in
investigations and increasing conviction rates, which was achieved.
Ø during this tenure, with the permission of the Government of Jammu &
Kashmir, for the first time, a study of corruption levels in the state was
undertaken, with the association of Transparency International. In their India
Corruption Study of 2005, Transparency International included me among 14
national level experts consulted by them.
§ Joint
Director/Additional Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New Delhi India
Ø supervising the investigation and trial of the Indian Airlines hijacking
in 1999, the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, the Purulia Arms drop in 1995.
Ø led the team mandated to restructure CBI to ensure that it was able to
function optimally, efficiently and effectively. The CBI has three main investigative
divisions - anti-corruption, special crimes and economic offences, as well as a
policy division which handles sensitive issues like internal vigilance, and
intelligence gathering. Further to a detailed study of the targets and
achievements of the CBI and the existing distribution of work amongst the
divisions, we advised strengthening the policy as well as the economic offences
divisions by redistribution of officers and men from other divisions. We also
advised placement of units in areas which had more scope of work. The recent
Satyam Computers fraud case was tackled by the reorganised and strengthened economic
offences wing. Separately, strengthening of the policy division helped in
collecting better intelligence of public sector fraud and corruption, thereby
strengthening the anti-corruption division.
§ Additional Director
General, Police Headquarters (April 2005 – October 2006),Inspector General,
Jammu Range (July, 1999-November, 2001), Inspector General Crime Branch with
additional charge of recruitment (June 1998- July99), DIG, South Kashmir Range,
Anantnag (July, 1990-May, 1991), Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu
(August, 1989- July, 1990), Commandant of 3rd Battalion / Assistant
Inspector General Police Headquarters (May 1980- June 1983) (Organization:
Jammu & Kashmir Police. Beneficiary: J&K Police/J&K Government: Highlights include:
Ø maintaining law and order and crime management in the wake of insurgent
activities and cross border terrorism.
Ø day to day administration of the state police force, including,
recruitment, maintaining discipline, complaints, police purchases, training and
modernization.
Ø installed CCTV in sensitive intersections in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar
Ø Chairman of the J&K Police Recruitment Board in charge of recruiting
police constables (May 1980 to June 1983), and recruiting constables to the 5th
and 6th India Reserve Battalions (1999). Organised recruitment drives in all
Tehsil headquarters to ensure adequate representation to candidates from all
regions and communities, including reserved categories. Additionally, raised
and trained the 6th and 7th Battalions of the J&K Armed Police during
January-November 1981 for which I received appreciation from the Government of
J&K.
Ø presented J&K Police’s case for modernization to the Ministry of
Home Affairs, New Delhi
§ Director, Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy
Ø introduced capsule courses on cyber crime, public speaking among police
officers as well as a vertical interaction course on terrorism.
§ Led independent
enquiries into the following whilst serving in Jammu & Kashmir:
Ø the circumstances that led to the terrorist attack on 6 April, 2005, on
the Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar
Ø the circumstances that led to the escape of three terrorists from the
high security Kot Bhalwal prison in Jammu
§
Deputy Inspector General, Special Investigation Team (SIT)/CBI (May 1991- May 1998)
Organization: Central Bureau of Investigation. Beneficiary: Government of India
Ø
led the field investigations and chase of the
accused (who were members of the LTTE of Sri Lanka), and planned and supervised
the trial of the case in the Designated
Court
Ø
handled investigations in Sri Lanka
Employment history:
§
Indian Police Service, July 1975 – January 2010
(key postings have been highlighted in the earlier section).
§
Officer, Bank of India, one of India
Other achievements:
§
Co-authored a book on the Rajiv Gandhi
assassination with D.R. Kaarthikeyan, former Director, CBI, titled Triumph of Truth, The Rajiv Gandhi
Assassination, The Investigation.
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Addressed the Global Financial Crime Congress
organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Interpol in Bangkok
§ Participated
in, and addressed, Interpol’s seminars, workshops and General Assemblies in
Lyon (November 1996), New Delhi (October 1997,
September 2007), Marrakech (November 2007) and Kuala Lumpur
§ Extensively lectured in the National
Police Academy ,
Hyderabad , the CBI
Academy in Ghaziabad
§ Was a member of the Task Force constituted by the Cabinet Committee on
Security, Government of India, under Mr. Naresh Chandra, former Cabinet
Secretary, to review India’s national security. The Task Force submitted its
report to the Hon’able Prime Minister on 23 May, 2012.
§ Has been writing prolifically on security and governance related issues
Last updated on 04/06/2012
