D. R. Karthikeyan

D Ramasamy Karthikeyan D ராமசாமி கார்த்திகேயன்
Born	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Annamalai University Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai
Occupation	IPS Officer Director General, National Human Rights Commission (India) Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (1998) Former Special Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
Religion	Hinduism
Awards	Padma Shri 2010

D. R. Karthikeyan (Devarayapuram Ramasamy Karthikeyan;Tamil: தேவராயபுரம் ராமசாமி கார்த்திகேயன்) is an Indian Police Service Officer from Tamil Nadu and a former special director of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Director General, National Human Rights Commission.

Personal Life

D. R. Karthikeyan was born to an agricultural family in a small village called Devarayapuram in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and Agriculture from the Annamalai University. He worked in the field of agriculture in the ancestral farm of his native village for a year. He also obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the Law College, Madras and was enrolled as an Advocate in the Bar Council of Madras.

After passing the Combined Competitive Examinations for Senior Civil Services, he joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1964. Mr. Karthikeyan went through extensive training in that field which included being trained at the National Police Academy in Mt. Abu.

Positions Held ^[1]

* Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, Bangalore
* Deputy Inspector General of Police, Karnataka State Intelligence Department
* Head of Karnataka State Police Academy
* Inspector General of Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Southern Sector , Hyderabad
* First Secretary in the Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia (1974-1977)
* Embassy of India, Sydney, Australia (1985-1989), promoting Indian exports to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
* Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (1998) 
* Director General, National Human Rights Commission

Awards and Recognition

The investigative skill and the leadership and dedication demonstrated by Mr. Karthikeyan was highly appreciated and placed on record by the full Bench of the Supreme Court of India. Karthikeyan was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010 for his contribution to the field of Indian Civil Service.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

Karthikeyan headed the Special Investigation Team that probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.^{[2] [3] [4]} At the invitation of INTERPOL, France, he made an audiovisual presentation of the investigation before an assembly of top police officers, who commended Mr Karthikeyan for the model investigation.

Others

Karthikeyan led a group of "Yatris" (pilgrims) on a month-long trekking to Kailash-Manasarovar, the holiest of holy places for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains in Tibet-China. He also visited Jerusalem, the holiest city for Christians and Jews and the second holiest place for Muslims. He travels widely and addresses gatherings in educational institutions, professional gatherings, police and other training academies, and public functions where he speaks on socially relevant subjects such as values, human rights, leadership, crisis management and investigation.

References

1. ^ http://www.thesnacademy.ac.in/board-of-governors-karthikeyan.html
2. ^ Varughese, Suma. "Transformation - Interviews - D.R. Karthikeyan". Life Positive. http://www.lifepositive.com/mind/personal-growth/transformation/transformation2-article.asp. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
3. ^ "The Rediff Interview/ D R Karthikeyan". Rediff. May 14, 1999. http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/14kar.htm. Retrieved 7 March 2010. 
4. ^ "Cover Story A crack investigative team The investigative and legal teams that cracked the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and secured the conviction of 26 of the accused were made up of top-notch professionals.". Frontline. Vol. 15, No. 03, February 7 - 20, 1998. http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1503/15030120.htm. Retrieved 7 March 2010.