Raman Srivastava
Raman Sriwastaw | |
|---|---|
| Police career | |
| Country | Indian Police Service |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Rank | former Director General of Border Security Force |
Raman Sriwastava is a former Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), the border patrol agency of the Government of India.[1][2]
Career
Srivastava was a 1973 batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre. Before becoming Director General of BSF, he was Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[3][4] Before that, he served as Director General of Police of Kerala.[5]
Controversy
He was caught in a controversy following his alleged involvement in the ISRO spy ring case in the 1990s.[6][7] Later, Supreme Court of India dismissed the case for being vague and baseless. He also dragged serious controversy over his alleged order resulting in the death of a 11 year old girl named Sirajunnisa, during his tenure in the State of Kerala as the Deputy Inspector General of Police.[8] He was heard ranting "I want dead bodies of some muslim bastards" following which his junior officer, ASP Sandhya ordered to fire.[9]
References
- ^ TNN (2 July 2009). "Raman Sriwastaw to be new BSF chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Raman Srivastava takes over as BSF chief". Thaindian.com. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Agencies (1 July 2009). "Raman Srivastava to be next BSF DG". Express India. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Raman Srivastava's new job a tough challenge". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Raman Srivastava new DGP". Hinduonnet.com. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Prem Panicker reflects on the ISRO 'spy scandal'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "IB Imagined Spy-Ring: CBI". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Remembering Sirajunnisa, lest we forget". Indiaresists.com.
- ^ "I want muslim dead bodies". milli gazette.