K. Vijay Kumar
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Born | Krishnan Vijay Kumar 15 September 1952 |
Alma mater | Madras Christian College |
Police career | |
Country | India |
Department | Indian Police Service |
Service years | 1975 - 2012 |
Status | Retired |
Rank | Director General of Police |
Awards | President’s Police Medal for Gallantry President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service Counter Insurgency Medal Jammu & Kashmir Medal |
Other work |
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K Vijay Kumar,
Early life
Vijay Kumar grew up in Tamil Nadu with five other siblings. His father M. Krishnan Nair was a retired police officer.
Career
Vijay Kumar joined the
In 2008, Vijay Kumar was chosen to head the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.[6][7] He served as the Director-general of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from 2010 to 2012. In December 2012, the Union government appointed him as Senior Security Adviser in Ministry of Home Affairs in Government of India.[8]
A 1975-batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, Vijay Kumar had earlier served in the Kashmir Valley as Inspector General of BSF 1998-2001 when the border guarding force was actively involved in the counter-militancy operations. Vijay Kumar was shot to fame when he headed the Special Task Force (STF) for a long-time and strategised operations that culminated in the elimination of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan in October 2004. He was appointed as Director General of the world's largest paramilitary force—the CRPF—after naxals killed 75 personnel in Dantewada in 2010.
In June 2018, Vijay Kumar was appointed as adviser to Governor Vohra, along with Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer
Awards and recognitions
During his 37 years of service he has been awarded with Jammu & Kashmir Medal, Counter Insurgency Medal, Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1993, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1999 and President’s Police Medal for Gallantry on 58th Independence Day in 2005 (for his role in catching Veerappan).[11]
In popular culture
In 2013, Kannada film Attahasa based on the life and death of Veerappan, the role of Vijay Kumar was played by Arjun Sarja, and in 2016 the role was essayed by K. S. Sridhar in Killing Veerappan.
Book
His book Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand (
References
- ^ PTI (6 December 2019). "K Vijay Kumar is senior security advisor in Union Home Ministry". @businessline. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Present Advisors to Governor". Government of Jammu and Kashmir. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "K Vijay Kumar IPS - the Inspiring IPS Officer".
- ^ The Times Of India Bangalore; 6 September 2010; Education Times; Page: 32 ‘Great to be a student again’
- ^ "Veerappan shot dead". The Hindu. 18 October 2004. Archived from the original on 20 October 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Vijay Kumar chosen to head National Police Academy". The Hindu. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Thiru K Vijay Kumar IPS, the Chief of the STF called on the Hon'ble Chief Minister at Secretariat". Government of Tamil Nadu. 21 October 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Vijay Kumar appointed Senior Security Adviser in Home Ministry". The Hindu. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Governor NN Vohra takes charge of Jammu and Kashmir; former top cop Vijay Kumar made his adviser". The News Minute. 20 June 2018.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "Former IPS officer K Vijay Kumar appointed senior security adviser in home ministry". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "K Vijay Kumar". The Times of India. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2020.