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{{Infobox police officer
| image = C.K. Gandhirajan.jpeg
| image_size = 230
|name = Dr. C.K Gandhirajan I.P.S
| native_name = செ. கி. காந்தி ராஜன்
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian military decorations|PPMG]], [[Indian military decorations|PPM]]
|department = [[Indian Police Service]]
| rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]] [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]]
| awards = [[File:IND President's Police Medal for Gallantry.png|30px]]Presidents Police Medal for Gallantry <br> [[File:IND Police Medal for Meritorious Service.png|30px]] Presidents Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|30px]] 50th Anniversary Independence Medal
}}{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Director General of Police]] - [[Fire]], [[Rescue]] , [[Emergency Services]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start = 1 March 2019
| term_end =
| office1 = [[Director General of Police]] - SHRC, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start1 = 7 October 2017
| term_end1 = 28 February 2019
| office2 = [[Additional Director General of Police]] - TNPTC, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start2 = 13 June 2016
| term_end2 = 7 October 2017
| office3 = [[Additional Director General of Police]] - [[Enforcement]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start3 = 1 November 2010
| term_end3 = 13 June 2015
| office4 = [[Inspector General of Police]] - [[Headquarters]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start4 = 1 July 2008
| term_end4 = 31 October 2010
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]], [[Chennai]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]])}}<br>[[University of Madras]], [[Chennai]] {{small|([[Master of Science|MSc]])}}<br> [[University of Madras]], [[Chennai]] {{small|([[Doctor of philosophy|PhD]])}}<br>[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]], [[Hyderabad]] {{small|([[Indian Police Service|IPS]])}}
| birth_place = [[Tiruvallur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
}}

[[Dr.]] '''C. K. Gandhirajan''' is an [[Indian Police Service|Indian Police Service (IPS)]] Officer<ref name="tnpolice.gov.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/ips.html|title=About TNpolice|publisher=tnpolice.gov.in|accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref> of the 1985 batch belonging to the [[Tamil Nadu]] Cadre. Hailing from [[Thiruvallur District]], he serves as the [[Director General of Police]],<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102313410800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112185250/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102313410800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2006 |date=22 April 2012 |title=Gandhirajan elevated to DGP Rank |agency=PTI |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref>[[Fire]], [[Rescue]] and [[Emergency Services]]
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/home-dept-rescinds-transfers-of-2-police-officers-dgp-of-a-3rd/articleshow/68102740.cms|title=Gandhirajan appointed as Fire Chief |date=2019-02-28|work=Times of India |access-date=2018-03-05|language=en}}</ref> in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He obtained a [[PhD]].
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Top-Chennai-cops-hit-the-booksagain/articleshow/29430814.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|title=Chennai cops hit the books|date=27 January 2014|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> in [[Criminology]] from the [[University of Madras]]. He is an author of two books, ''Organized Crime'' and ''Inside Prisons''.

==Early life and education==
C.K. Gandhirajan did his schooling in the [[Thiruvallur District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He majored in [[Chemistry]] from the [[University of Madras]]. He holds a doctorate for his thesis on "organized crime" from the [[University of Madras]]. He is interested{{Clarify|reason=|date=April 2019}} in subjects like Community Policing, Organized Crime, Juvenile Delinquency and Police Training.

==Career==
C.K. Gandhirajan joined the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) as a member of the 1985 batch. He did his training at the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy|National Police Academy, Hyderabad]]. After serving as [[Assistant Superintendent of Police]], he was promoted to the rank of [[Superintendent of Police]] in 1989 and has served in [[Dharmapuri]], [[Erode]], and [[Chengalpattu]] East Districts. He was appointed as the [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] in the [[Washermanpet]] area of [[Chennai]]. In 1999, he was promoted to the rank of [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]] and served in the Chennai Range, [[Armed Police]], Training and [[Railways]]. He was promoted to the rank of [[Inspector General of Police]] on 22 October 2005 and served in Operations<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102313410800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112185250/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102313410800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2006|title=Gandhirajan new IGP|date=23 October 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> and Intelligence<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tptamilnadu/policeofficialinspectsmandapamcamp/article3107235.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Intelligence chief inspects Mandapam|date=19 July 2006|accessdate=6 April 2014}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> before being posted as The Commissioner of Police,<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/for-troublefree-shifting-of-residence/article1838300.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Trouble free shifting of residence|date=5 May 2007|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> [[Coimbatore]] City. He was promoted to the rank [[Additional Director General of Police]], on 1 November 2010<ref>{{cite news|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Prohibition-cases-on-the-rise-in-state-in-2013-reveals-ADGP/articleshow/26545774.cms?referral=PM|newspaper=The TimesofIndia |title=Prohibition cases on the rise|date=29 November 2013|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> Where he headed the [[Enforcement]] and Tamil Nadu Police Transport Corporation.

==Asaithambi Encounter ,1996==
Asaithambi,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/The-new-face-of-North-Chennai/articleshow/14076967.cms|newspaper=The TimesofIndia |title=Asaithambi and Gang|date=29 November 2013|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> was a notorious gangster in the 1990s, prominent in the [[underworld]] of [[North Chennai]]. He was involved in [[kidnapping]], [[extortion]] and [[contract killing]].

When his criminal activities was extended throughout the city, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] commissioned a special team, Operation Asai, headed by then Chennai [[Superintendent of Police]] C.K. Gandhirajan

On 30 July 1996, Gandhirajan and team gunned down Asaithambi and his gang in front of [[Loyola College, Chennai]]. For his actions, Gandhirajan was awarded the [[Indian military decorations|President's Police Medal for Gallantry]].

The year 1996 is considered as the first encounter in Chennai city limits.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-crime-gangs-low-in-number-high-on-terror/article5049711.ece|newspaper=The Hindu |title=Asaithambi gunned down outside Loyola college|date=29 November 2013|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref>{{Clarify|reason=|date=April 2019}}

==Ranks held==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Indian Police Service]]
! Insignia !! Rank !! Date Acquired
|-
|-[[File:Director General of Police.png|55px]]||[[List of police ranks in India|Director-General of Police]] – DGP||February 2017
|-
|[[File:Director General of Police.png|55px]]||[[List of police ranks in India|Additional Director-General of Police]] – ADGP|| 2010<ref>{{cite news|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Five-IGs-promoted-as-ADGPs/articleshow/6831745.cms
|newspaper=The Times of India|title=Five IG’s promoted as ADGP|date=30 October 2011|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Insignia of Inspector General of Police in India- 2013-10-02 16-14.png|55px]]||[[List of police ranks in India|Inspector-General]] – IG||2005<ref>name="hindu"> {{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102313410800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112185250/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/23/stories/2005102313410800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Gandhirajan new IGP|date=2005-10-23|accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Deputy Inspector General of Police.png|55px]]||[[List of police ranks in India|Deputy Inspector-General]] – DIG||2000
|-
|[[File:Superintendent of Police.png|55px]]||[[List of police ranks in India|Superintendent of Police]] – SP||1990
|-
|[[File:DySP_IPS.png|55px]]||[[List of police ranks in India|Assistant Superintendent of Police]] – ASP||1988
|}

==Awards and honours==
*As [[Superintendent of Police]], Gandhirajan was awarded the [[Indian military decorations|President's Police Medal for Gallantry]] (PPMG)for an encounter with a criminal in [[Chennai]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/ipslist_3.html|newspaper=TN Police|title=Medal list|date=23 October 2005}}</ref> The medal is equivalent to the [[Queen's Police Medal]] (QPM) which is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and [[Commonwealth of Nations]], for gallantry.
*As [[Additional Director General of Police]], Gandhirajan was awarded the [[Indian military decorations|President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service]] (PPM) on 28 August 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=second-string 3 TN cops bag President’s Medal, 21 in merit award list|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/state-police-to-get-modern-weaponry/article5053070.ece|accessdate=28 August 2013|newspaper=TheHindu}}</ref>

==Teaching and training experience==
# He has organized training programs and delivered several lectures on Organized Crime, Community Policing, Computer Crimes and Juvenile Delinquency at the Police Training College in Chennai to Police Officers across various levels.
# He is also a guest faculty for M.A. [[Criminology]] at the [[Madras University]].
# A detailed study has been conducted on criminal gangs in Chennai City for thesis research{{Whose|date=April 2019}} in the Department of Criminology [[University of Madras]]. The study deals with notorious organized criminal gangs. This study concentrated on organizational structure<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/police-to-fund-education-of-reformed-bootleggers-children/article5428878.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Bootleggers being funded|date=6 December 2013|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> of the gangs, their modus operandi and the socio-economic condition of the members of these gangs.

==Thesis submitted==
# In the 26th All India Criminology Conference held at University of Madras in December 2002, he participated and presented a paper on the Empirical Study on Organized Crime.
# Participated and presented a paper on Crime Risk Reduction: Multi-Dimensional Approach at a National Seminar on Crime Prevention organized by the [[Indian Society of Criminology]] at Madras University on 10 September 2002.
# Participated and presented a paper on Crime Prevention<ref name="dnaindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tn-mercenaries-fight-mumbai-s-gang-wars-1485|title=TN mercenaries fight Mumbai’s gang wars | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|publisher=dnaindia.com|accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref> at a seminar organized by the Institute of Criminological Research Education and Services on 30 October 1999 at Jaya College of Arts and Science at Chennai.
# As a member of the Organizing Committee, he organized an All India Criminology Conference at the Madras University in collaboration with the [[Indian Society of Criminology]] from 26 to 28 December 2002

==Bibliography==
He is the author of two books, ''Organized Crime'' and ''Inside Prisons''.
# ''Organized Crime'' was published by A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, in 2003. The book has a foreword written by the Retired Director General of Police, V. R. Lakshmi Narayanan. The book was reviewed in [[The Hindu]] on 23 December 2003.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/br/2003/12/23/stories/2003122300141500.htm Contours of crime], ''[[The Hindu]]'' 23 December 2003, retrieved 7 April 2014.</ref>
# ''Inside Prisons''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/27/stories/2007052716700300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028150538/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/27/stories/2007052716700300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2007|title=Inside prisons book launch|date=27 May 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref> was published by Manimekhalai Prasuram, [[T.Nagar]], [[Chennai]] in 2007. The book has a foreword by Former Supreme Court Justice, V.R. Krishna Iyer who writes that the book "has made a substantial contribution to penalogical practice and literature."

==Publications==
*Mapping Criminal Gangs in Chennai City: [[Indian Journal of Criminology]], Volume 30, January and July, 2002 Nos. 1 & 2.
*Literature on Organized Crime in the CID Review, Vol. II, June 2002 Issue 6.
*Public Participation in Crime Prevention in the CID, Review Vol. II October 2002 Issue 10.
*Journey to Crime: Spatial Behaviors of Criminal Gangs in Chennai City – 'Indian Police Journal', Volume. 3 July to September 2003 Edition.

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