Dr. C.K Gandhirajan I.P.S | |
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செ. கி. காந்தி ராஜன் | |
Police career | |
Department | Indian Police Service |
Rank | Director general of police |
Awards | Presidents Police Medal for Gallantry Presidents Police Medal for Meritorious Service. 50th Anniversary Independence Medal |
C. K. Gandhirajan | |
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Director General of Police – fire, rescue , emergency services, Tamil Nadu | |
Assumed office 1 March 2019 | |
Director General of Police – SHRC, Tamil Nadu | |
In office 7 October 2017 – 28 February 2019 | |
Additional Director General of Police – TNPTC, Tamil Nadu | |
In office 13 June 2016 – 7 October 2017 | |
Additional Director General of Police – Enforcement, Tamil Nadu | |
In office 1 November 2010 – 13 June 2015 | |
Inspector General of Police – Headquarters, Tamil Nadu | |
In office 1 July 2008 – 31 October 2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu |
Alma mater | University of Madras, Chennai (BSc) University of Madras, Chennai (MSc) University of Madras, Chennai (PhD) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad (IPS) |
Dr. C. K. Gandhirajan is an Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer[1] of the 1985 batch belonging to the Tamil Nadu cadre. Hailing from Thiruvallur District, he serves as the Director General of Police,[2] Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services [3] in Tamil Nadu. He obtained a PhD. [4] in criminology from the University of Madras. He is the author of two books, Organized Crime and Inside Prisons.
C.K. Gandhirajan did his schooling in the Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu. He majored in chemistry at the University of Madras. He holds a doctorate for his thesis on "organized crime" from the University of Madras. He is interested[clarification needed] in subjects like Community policing, organized crime, juvenile delinquency, and police training.
C.K. Gandhirajan joined the IPS as a member of the 1985 batch. He did his training at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad. After serving as Assistant Superintendent of Police, he was promoted to Superintendent of Police in 1989 and served in the Dharmapuri, Erode, and Chengalpattu East Districts. He was appointed as the Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Washermanpet area of Chennai. In 1999, he was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police and served in the Chennai Range, armed police, training, and railways. He was promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police on October 22, 2005, and served in Operations[5] and Intelligence[6] before being posted as The Commissioner of Police,[7] Coimbatore City. He was promoted to Additional Director General of Police on 1 November 2010,[8] where he headed the Enforcement and Tamil Nadu Police Transport Corporation.
Asaithambi[9] was a notorious gangster in the 1990s, prominent in the underworld of North Chennai. He was involved in kidnapping, extortion and contract killing.
When he extended his criminal activities throughout the city, the government of Tamil Nadu commissioned a special team, Operation Asai, headed by then Chennai Superintendent of Police C.K. Gandhirajan.
On July 30, 1996, Gandhirajan and his team gunned down Asaithambi and his gang in front of Loyola College, Chennai. Gandhirajan was awarded the President's Police Medal for Gallantry for his actions.
The year 1996 is considered the first encounter in Chennai city limits.[10][clarification needed]
Insignia | Rank | Date Acquired |
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Additional Director-General of Police – ADGP | 2010[11] | |
Inspector-General – IG | 2005[12] | |
Deputy Inspector-General – DIG | 2000 | |
Superintendent of Police – SP | 1990 | |
Assistant Superintendent of Police – ASP | 1988 |