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<div>{{short description|Governor of Nagaland}}<br />
{{About|the Governor|other people with a similar name|Ashwani Kumar (disambiguation){{!}}Ashwani Kumar}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ashwani Kumar<br />
| image = The Director, CBI, Shri Ashwani Kumar addressing the passing out Investiture Ceremony of directly recruited Sub-Inspectors of CBI, at CBI Academy Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on November 14, 2009.jpg<br />
| caption = Kumar at Nagaland's Golden Jubilee<br />
| office3 = [[Director General of Police|DGP]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| term_start3 = August 2006<br />
| term_end3 = July 2008<br />
| predecessor3 = <br />
| successor3 = <br />
| office2 = Director, [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2 August 2008<br />
| term_end2 = 30 November 2010<br />
| predecessor2 = Vijay Shankar<br />
| successor2 = [[A P Singh]]<br />
| office = [[List of Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]<br />
| term_start = 21 March 2013<br />
| term_end = 27 June 2014<br />
| predecessor = [[Nikhil Kumar]]<br />
| successor = [[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br />
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]]<br />
| term_start1 = 29 July 2013<br />
| term_end1 = 23 December 2013<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Gurbachan Jagat]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Vinod Duggal]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1950|11|15}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nahan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|10|7|1950|11|15}}<br />
| death_place = Brockhurst, [[Shimla, Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| party = <br />
| residence = <br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = Chandak A.K.<br />
| children = 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realnewslive.org/eng/2012/03/10/life-well-spent-according-to-spiritual-values-former-cbi-director/ |title=Life well-spent, according to spiritual values: Former CBI Director |work=realnewslive.org |year=2012 |quote=my son Abhishek |access-date=11 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814050150/http://www.realnewslive.org/eng/2012/03/10/life-well-spent-according-to-spiritual-values-former-cbi-director/ |archive-date=14 August 2013 }}</ref><br />
| alma_mater = [[Himachal Pradesh University]], [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]]<br />
| website = {{url|nagaland.nic.in/functionaries/rajbhavan/governor.htm}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Ashwani Kumar''' (15 November 1950 – 7 October 2020) was a 1973-Batch [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer who served as [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[List of Governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ashwani-kumar-appointed-nagaland-governor-s-c-jamir-odisha-governor/1/257214.html |title=Ex-CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor, S C Jamir in Odisha : North, News - India Today|work=indiatoday.intoday.in |year=2013 |quote=A 1963-batch IPS officer, 72-year-old Kumar was appointed as Governor of Nagaland |access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref> and briefly as [[List of Governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]] during 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ashwani-kumar-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur/article4966677.ece |title=Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur|work=thehindu.com |year=2013 |quote=Ashwani Kumar, the Governor of Nagaland was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on Monday in a simple but impressive function at Raj Bhavan. |access-date=2 October 2013}}</ref><br />
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He was the [[Director General of Police|DGP]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] from August 2006 - July 2008<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-31/india/27921034_1_ips-officer-cbi-director-officer-of-rajasthan-cadre |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130620205046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-31/india/27921034_1_ips-officer-cbi-director-officer-of-rajasthan-cadre |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 June 2013 |title=Himachal DGP Ashwani Kumar is new CBI Director|year=2008 |quote=Kumar, a 1973 batch IPS officer who is now the DGP of Himachal Pradesh, |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref> and;<br />
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He had served the elite [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG) as its deputy inspector general when [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was [[Prime Minister]] of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=DIG |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-former-cbi-ashwani-kumars-suicide-note-hints-at-depression/361810 |website=Outlook India}}</ref><br />
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Ashwani handled and or investigated an Amit Shan and Shorabuddin Sheikh investigation. <br />
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He was allegedly the Director of CBI between 2nd August 2008 to 30 November 2010. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbi.nic.in/history.php |title=Central Bureau Of Investigation |work=cbi.nic.in |year=2013 |quote=Shri Ashwani Kumar 02/08/08-30/11/10 |access-date=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924144539/http://cbi.nic.in/history.php |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cbi-chief-ashwani-kumar-gets-4month-extension/654776/ |title=CBI chief Ashwani Kumar gets 4-month extension - Indian Express |first= Neeraj |last=Chauhan |work=indianexpress.com |year=2010 |quote=Kumar had been appointed to the post on August 2, 2008 |access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref> <br />
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Ashwani Kumar died in the evening on the 7 of October 2020 in Brockhurst in [[Shimla]] due to suicide by hanging.<ref>{{cite web |title=Be happy, wrote ex-CBI chief Ashwani Kumar before death by suicide |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/be-happy-wrote-ex-cbi-chief-ashwani-kumar-before-death-by-suicide/story-4OeJeVht9kxZNa5csLin2H.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=9 September 2022 |language=en |date=8 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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File:The Governor of Nagaland, Shri Ashwani Kumar calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on June 20, 2014.jpg|Kumar with [[Minister of Defence (India)]] Shri [[Rajnath Singh]] in 2014<br />
File:Nagaland Governor meets PM Modi (2).jpg|Kumar meets [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] in 2014.<br />
File:Pranab Mukherjee at the inauguration of the Nagaland State's Golden Jubilee Year celebrations & Hornbill Festival, at Window of Nagaland Gate, in Kisama, Nagaland. The Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar.jpg|Kumar in [[Nagaland]] with former [[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] in 2013<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{s-gov}}<br />
{{succession box<br />
| before= [[Nikhil Kumar]]<br />
| title=[[List of Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]<br />
| years= March 2013 – June 2014<br />
| after= [[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br />
}}<br />
{{succession box<br />
| before= [[Gurbachan Jagat]]<br />
| title=[[List of Governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]]<br />
| years= July – December 2013<br />
| after= [[Vinod Duggal]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
{{Current Indian governors}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Ashwani}}<br />
[[Category:1950 births]]<br />
[[Category:2020 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian police chiefs]]<br />
[[Category:Governors of Nagaland]]<br />
[[Category:Governors of Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:Rashtriya Indian Military College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation]]<br />
[[Category:Suicides by hanging in India]]<br />
[[Category:2020 suicides]]</div>2.51.224.180https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashwani_Kumar_(police_officer)&diff=368194Ashwani Kumar (police officer)2022-11-24T22:11:19Z<p>2.51.224.180: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{short description|Governor of Nagaland}}<br />
{{About|the Governor|other people with a similar name|Ashwani Kumar (disambiguation){{!}}Ashwani Kumar}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ashwani Kumar<br />
| image = The Director, CBI, Shri Ashwani Kumar addressing the passing out Investiture Ceremony of directly recruited Sub-Inspectors of CBI, at CBI Academy Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on November 14, 2009.jpg<br />
| caption = Kumar at Nagaland's Golden Jubilee<br />
| office3 = [[Director General of Police|DGP]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| term_start3 = August 2006<br />
| term_end3 = July 2008<br />
| predecessor3 = <br />
| successor3 = <br />
| office2 = Director, [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2 August 2008<br />
| term_end2 = 30 November 2010<br />
| predecessor2 = Vijay Shankar<br />
| successor2 = [[A P Singh]]<br />
| office = [[List of Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]<br />
| term_start = 21 March 2013<br />
| term_end = 27 June 2014<br />
| predecessor = [[Nikhil Kumar]]<br />
| successor = [[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br />
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]]<br />
| term_start1 = 29 July 2013<br />
| term_end1 = 23 December 2013<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Gurbachan Jagat]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Vinod Duggal]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1950|11|15}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Nahan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2020|10|7|1950|11|15}}<br />
| death_place = Brockhurst, [[Shimla, Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| party = <br />
| residence = <br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = Chandak A.K.<br />
| children = 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realnewslive.org/eng/2012/03/10/life-well-spent-according-to-spiritual-values-former-cbi-director/ |title=Life well-spent, according to spiritual values: Former CBI Director |work=realnewslive.org |year=2012 |quote=my son Abhishek |access-date=11 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814050150/http://www.realnewslive.org/eng/2012/03/10/life-well-spent-according-to-spiritual-values-former-cbi-director/ |archive-date=14 August 2013 }}</ref><br />
| alma_mater = [[Himachal Pradesh University]], [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]]<br />
| website = {{url|nagaland.nic.in/functionaries/rajbhavan/governor.htm}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Ashwani Kumar''' (15 November 1950 – 7 October 2020) was a 1973-Batch [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer who served as [[Governors of states of India|Governor]] of the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[List of Governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ashwani-kumar-appointed-nagaland-governor-s-c-jamir-odisha-governor/1/257214.html |title=Ex-CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor, S C Jamir in Odisha : North, News - India Today|work=indiatoday.intoday.in |year=2013 |quote=A 1963-batch IPS officer, 72-year-old Kumar was appointed as Governor of Nagaland |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> and briefly as [[List of Governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]] during 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ashwani-kumar-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur/article4966677.ece |title=Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur|work=thehindu.com |year=2013 |quote=Ashwani Kumar, the Governor of Nagaland was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on Monday in a simple but impressive function at Raj Bhavan. |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref><br />
<br />
He was the [[Director General of Police|DGP]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] from August 2006 - July 2008<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-31/india/27921034_1_ips-officer-cbi-director-officer-of-rajasthan-cadre |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130620205046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-31/india/27921034_1_ips-officer-cbi-director-officer-of-rajasthan-cadre |url-status= dead |archive-date= 20 June 2013 |title=Himachal DGP Ashwani Kumar is new CBI Director|year=2008 |quote=Kumar, a 1973 batch IPS officer who is now the DGP of Himachal Pradesh, |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> and;<br />
<br />
He had served the elite [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG) as its deputy inspector general when [[Rajiv Gandhi]] was [[Prime Minister]] of India.<ref>{{cite web |title=DIG |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-former-cbi-ashwani-kumars-suicide-note-hints-at-depression/361810 |website=Outlook India}}</ref><br />
<br />
Ashwani handled and or investigated an Amit Shan and Shorabuddin Sheikh investigation. <br />
<br />
He was allegedly the Director of CBI between 2nd August 2008 to 30 November 2010. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbi.nic.in/history.php |title=Central Bureau Of Investigation |work=cbi.nic.in |year=2013 |quote=Shri Ashwani Kumar 02/08/08-30/11/10 |access-date=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924144539/http://cbi.nic.in/history.php |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cbi-chief-ashwani-kumar-gets-4month-extension/654776/ |title=CBI chief Ashwani Kumar gets 4-month extension - Indian Express |first= Neeraj |last=Chauhan |work=indianexpress.com |year=2010 |quote=Kumar had been appointed to the post on August 2, 2008 |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> <br />
<br />
Ashwani Kumar died in the evening on the 7 of October 2020 in Brockhurst in [[Shimla]] due to suicide by hanging.<ref>{{cite web |title=Be happy, wrote ex-CBI chief Ashwani Kumar before death by suicide |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/be-happy-wrote-ex-cbi-chief-ashwani-kumar-before-death-by-suicide/story-4OeJeVht9kxZNa5csLin2H.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=9 September 2022 |language=en |date=8 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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<gallery mode=packed heights=100px><br />
File:The Governor of Nagaland, Shri Ashwani Kumar calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on June 20, 2014.jpg|Kumar with [[Minister of Defence (India)]] Shri [[Rajnath Singh]] in 2014<br />
File:Nagaland Governor meets PM Modi (2).jpg|Kumar meets [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] in 2014.<br />
File:Pranab Mukherjee at the inauguration of the Nagaland State's Golden Jubilee Year celebrations & Hornbill Festival, at Window of Nagaland Gate, in Kisama, Nagaland. The Governor of Nagaland, Dr. Ashwani Kumar.jpg|Kumar in [[Nagaland]] with former [[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] in 2013<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-gov}}<br />
{{succession box<br />
| before= [[Nikhil Kumar]]<br />
| title=[[List of Governors of Nagaland|Governor of Nagaland]]<br />
| years= March 2013 – June 2014<br />
| after= [[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br />
}}<br />
{{succession box<br />
| before= [[Gurbachan Jagat]]<br />
| title=[[List of Governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]]<br />
| years= July – December 2013<br />
| after= [[Vinod Duggal]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
{{Current Indian governors}}<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Ashwani}}<br />
[[Category:1950 births]]<br />
[[Category:2020 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian police chiefs]]<br />
[[Category:Governors of Nagaland]]<br />
[[Category:Governors of Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:Rashtriya Indian Military College alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation]]<br />
[[Category:Suicides by hanging in India]]<br />
[[Category:2020 suicides]]</div>2.51.224.180