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<div>{{Short description|Indian police officer (1990 - 2023)}}<br />
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'''S K Umesh''' (also known as '''Sorekaidoddi Kariyappa Umesh''') is a retired Indian [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] credited with a playing a key role in arresting notorious criminals and solving mysterious cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/how-bengaluru-cop-s-airtight-case-brought-justice-dell-techie-payal-surekha-111917|title=How this Bengaluru cop's airtight case brought justice to Dell techie Payal Surekha|date=7 November 2019|website=thenewsminute.com|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=16 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616140913/https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/how-bengaluru-cop-s-airtight-case-brought-justice-dell-techie-payal-surekha-111917|archive-date=16 June 2024}}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite web|title=ಇನ್ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್ಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೊನೆಗೂ ಬಡ್ತಿ; ಉಮೇಶ್ ಡಿವೈಎಸ್ಪಿ |url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/karnataka/jayanagar-inspector-umesh-sk-and-102-inspectors-promoted-as-dysp-078003.html |date=April 2013 |language=kn |accessdate=6 June 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
SK Umesh was born in Sorekaidoddi village, [[Kanakapura]], [[Ramanagara district|Bengaluru South district]] of [[Karnataka]] state. He is married to Shanta Gowda and have two daughters, one of who is [[Sapthami Gowda]], an award-winning actress in [[Kannada & Hindi film industry]] which includes blockbuster movie Kanthara, and Dr Uttare.<br />
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==Police service==<br />
SK Umesh joined the [[Karnataka Police|Karnataka State Police Service]] in 1990.<ref name=b /><br />
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Umesh retired from service on 31 July 2022.<ref name="b" /><br />
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==Honors and awards==<br />
He won the [[Police Medal (India)|President of India's Gold Medal]] three times and the gold medal of the Chief Minister of Karnataka once. .{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year !! Name of Award or Honour<br />
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|2023<br />
|President of India Gallantry Gold Medal<br />
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|2020<br />
|Central Government Special Task force award<br />
|-<br />
|2015<br />
|President of India Meritorious Service Gold Medal<br />
|-<br />
|2007<br />
|Chief Minister of Karnataka Gold Medal<br />
|-<br />
|2005<br />
|Kempegowda award from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Paalike<br />
|}<br />
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== Umesh has authored the following books,==<br />
* Nemmadi Maratakke ide (Year of Publishing:2023)<br />
* Eye witness 1 (Year of publishing:2020)<br />
* Eye Witness II (Year of publishing:2022)<br />
* Blood Warranty (Year of publishing:2022)<br />
* Veerappan Death warrant (Year of publishing:2022)<br />
* Bangalore Underworld(akki Kaalu) (Year of publishing:2022)<br />
* Urida Ooru (Year of Publishing:2023)<br />
* Kariyappa mestru nadadidde daari (Year of publishing:2023)<br />
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== In films ==<br />
'''Umesh's some of the investigating stories have become movies, to name some;'''<br />
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# [[Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru|Theeran adigaram ondru]]<br />
# [[Kendasampige]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian police officers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Ramanagara district]]<br />
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