R. K. Raghavan Explained

Office:Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus
Birth Name:Raghava Krishnaswamy Raghavan
Birth Date:3 April 1941
Birth Place:Mylapore, Chennai
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Former CBI director
Known For:SIT head in 2002 Gujarat riots
Alma Mater:University of Madras (BSc, MA)
Temple University (MCJ)
Karnatak University (PhD)
Awards: Police Medal for Meritorious Service
President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service
Office1:Director of Central Bureau of Investigation
Predecessor1:T. N. Mishra (acting)
Succeeded1:P. C. Sharma

Raghava Krishnaswami Raghavan is a former Indian police chief and diplomat. He was the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation from 4 January 1999 to 30 April 2001.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He investigated high profile cases such as the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case, the 2000 South Africa cricket match fixing, and the 2002 Gujarat riots.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Raghavan was assisted by Ashok Malhotra, a former CBI Deputy Inspector General, and SIT lawyer R. S. Jamuwar, both "outsiders to Gujarat" in the Gujarat riots case.[11] [12] In April 2014, the Supreme Court praised the investigations done by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Raghavan and declined to re-constitute another.[13] [14] [15] He was appointed as India's High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus on 30 August 2017.[16]

Early life and career

Raghavan's family moved to Mylapore, in Madras, Tamil Nadu when he was aged seven.[17] His grandfather C.R. Srinivasa Iyengar was deputy director of the Department of Agriculture. He has an M.A. in Politics and Public Administration from Madras University, an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Temple University, Philadelphia, and a Ph.D. in Political Science. He was a visiting fellow at Rutgers University and the Harvard Law School. He is from 1963 cadre. He was also the director of Tamil Nadu Fire Service. Raghavan is a steadfast devotee of Lord Venkateshwara. Raghavan was the director-general of Tamil Nadu's State Vigilance Directorate for six years from 1993 to 1999, overseeing the corruption cases against AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa. In his 15-year stint with the Intelligence Bureau, he was posted to Shillong, Delhi and Chennai.

Raghavan became the 19th CBI director in 1999, from a panel comprising Andhra Pradesh police chief H.J. Dora and officiating director Trinath Mishra.[18] [19] He headed Interpol in India, and set up India's first cyber crime investigation cell. He was also Corporate Security adviser with Tata Consultancy Services.[20] [21] [22] He was also consulting adviser in O.P. Jindal's Board of Management.[23]

Raghavan later had the SIT constituted by Supreme Court of India to probe 10 riot cases of 2002.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

BCCI later asked Raghavan to probe 2013 IPL scandal.[34] [35] He was appointed as India's High commissioner[Ambassador] to cyprus on 30/8/2017[36]

Awards

Raghavan is recipient of Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.

Books

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I'm Used To Political Pressure . Murali . Krishnan . 18 January 1999 . outlookindia.com.
  2. News: Optimism on speedy 2G spectrum scam trial . The Hindu. 15 February 2011 .
  3. Web site: The Rediff Interview/Former CBI director R. K. Raghavan . rediff.com.
  4. Web site: The CBI director should not blindly obey or blindly oppose the government . 3 December 2013 . Rediff.
  5. Web site: For SIT chief Raghavan, law comes above religion . 2 April 2010 . Rediff.
  6. Web site: Archana Ramasundaram is right material to become CBI director: RK Raghavan . Rasheeda . Bhagat . The Hindu Business Line. 12 May 2014 .
  7. News: Mahapatra . Dhananjay . NGOs, Teesta spiced up Gujarat riot incidents: SIT . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811112141/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-14/india/28031729_1_riot-cases-r-k-raghavan-riot-victims . dead . 11 August 2011 . 19 September 2012 . 14 August 2012 . . .
  8. Web site: I stand vindicated, says SIT chief R. K. Raghavan . The Times of India: Economic Times.
  9. News: I will not allow the victims to be let down . The Hindu. 16 September 2011 .
  10. Web site: Full transcript: Stand by my report on no evidence against Modi, says SIT chief RK Raghavan to NDTV . 10 April 2012 . NDTV.com.
  11. News: Fully satisfied with questioning of Narendra Modi, says SIT chief . Manas . Dasgupta . The Hindu. 28 March 2010 .
  12. Web site: Most of the other cricketers and officials cooperated with us: R. K. Raghavan . India Today.
  13. Web site: Gujarat riots: SC praises SIT probe . Deccan Chronicle. 4 April 2014 .
  14. Web site: Supreme Court junks PIL seeking reconstitution of SIT probing Gujarat riots . 11 April 2014 . The Indian Express.
  15. Web site: Gujarat riots: SC refuses plea questioning SIT clean chit to Narendra Modi . Zee News. 11 April 2014 .
  16. Web site: RK Raghavan Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus. indianexpress.com. 31 August 2017. indian express. 2017-08-31.
  17. News: Memories of Madras – When simplicity ruled our lives . Gowri . Ramnarayan . The Hindu. 16 November 2010 .
  18. Web site: Two sensitive appointments . Frontline.
  19. Web site: His master's voice . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181322/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130519/jsp/7days/story_16914726.jsp#.U7GmcPmSySo . dead . 14 July 2014 . The Telegraph.
  20. Web site: TCS News & Events: Event: CII CONNECT 2010 . tcs.com.
  21. Web site: Ragging? Not any more . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184810/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/05/26/stories/2007052650180400.htm . dead . 2014-07-14 . . 2007-05-26 .
  22. Web site: Someone's checking up on you! . rediff.com.
  23. Web site: Three CBI directors joined Jindal's university . sunday-guardian.com.
  24. Web site: Hate campaigners against Narendra Modi have lost . 12 September 2011 . Rediff.
  25. Web site: SIT drew on Jaffrey petition to question Modi on killings . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401061500/http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/29/stories/2010032962411400.htm . dead . 2010-04-01 . . 2010-03-29 .
  26. News: We'll pursue cause of justice: SIT chief . Legal Correspondent . The Hindu. 22 February 2011 .
  27. News: Did Narendra Modi govt pay for SIT chief Raghavan's foreign trips? . The Times of India. 10 May 2012 .
  28. Web site: SIT acts like 'B' team of Gujarat police: Ex-Gujarat top cop . 6 December 2010 . NDTV.com.
  29. Web site: Guj riot: 'SIT working hard to beat SC deadline' . 27 April 2010 . The Indian Express.
  30. Web site: Guj trials may end in less than a year: SIT chief . 1 May 2009 . The Indian Express.
  31. Web site: Ensure protection of Guj riots witness: Setalvad to SIT . 6 May 2009 . The Indian Express.
  32. Web site: Inscribed In Cold-Hearted Ink . Siddharth . Varadarajan . 24 February 2014 . outlookindia.com.
  33. Web site: SIT chief pointed lapses on Modi's part in 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715181538/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sit-chief-raghavan-pointed-lapses-on-modis-part-in-2010/257482-3.html . dead . 2014-07-15 . IBNLive.
  34. News: BCCI names panel to probe IPL betting . G. . Viswanath . The Hindu. 21 April 2014 .
  35. Web site: BCCI panel faces conflict issues . Cricinfo.
  36. Web site: Dr. R.K. Raghavan appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Cyprus.
  37. News: Gujarat Riots: Ex-SIT chief Raghavan's book describes Setalvad, Bhatt as detractors . Deccan Herald. 28 October 2020.
  38. Web site: 2021-06-24. Dr. R.K. Raghavan, Former Director CBI & Former High Commissioner to Cyprus, appointed as Professor at Jindal Global Law School. 2022-02-08. ThePrint. en-US.

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