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	{{short description\|Indian police officer (died 1993)}}		{{short description\|Indian police officer (died 1993)}}
	{{Hatnote\|This is a [[Telugu language\|Telugu name]]; the family name is ''Kota''.}}		{{Hatnote\|This is a [[Telugu language\|Telugu name]]; the family name is ''Kota''.}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\|name = Kota Srinivas Vyas		\|name = Kota Srinivas Vyas
	\|image = KS Vyas bust in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.jpg		\|image = KS Vyas bust in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.jpg
	\|caption = K. S. Vyas [[Bust (sculpture)\|bust]] in [[Vijayawada]]		\|caption = K. S. Vyas [[Bust (sculpture)\|bust]] in [[Vijayawada]]
	\|death_date = {{death date \|1993\|01\|27}}		\|death_date = {{death date \|df=yes\|1993\|01\|27}}
	\|death_cause = Assassination by shooting		\|death_cause = Assassination by shooting
	\|death_place = [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], India)		\|death_place = [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], India)
	\|birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]],India		\|birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
	\|mother =		\|mother =
	\|spouse = Kota Aruna		\|spouse = Kota Aruna
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	==Career==		==Career==
	~~K. S. Vyas was the first superintendent of police for the [[Vijayawada]] Urban district, which was formed in 1983. He became a cult figure among youths in the State wanting to join the police force.~~		In 1989, he founded the elite [[Greyhounds (police)\|Greyhounds]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20100419-andhra-model-742564-2010-04-07\|title=Andhra model\|website=India Today\|date=8 April 2010 \|language=en\|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref>

	Kota successfully dealt with [[Vijayawada]] rowdy menaces in the 1980s. He was the first police officer to arrest the goons. This incident was a sensation at that time and instantly made him a superhero.

	In 1989, he founded the elite [[Greyhounds (police)\|Greyhounds]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/~~Andhra+~~model~~/1/91900.html~~\|title=Andhra model\|website=India Today\|language=en\|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> police unit for anti-Naxal Communist operations and also founded the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) that provided intelligence support on the subject. He became joint director of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA).{{citation needed\|date=July 2015}}

	==Death==		==Death==
	K. S. Vyas was high on [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]]'s hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/banned-naxalite-group-catches-andhra-pradesh-authorities-on-the-wrong-foot~~/1/301751.html~~\|title=Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot}}</ref>		K. S. Vyas was high on [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]]'s hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19930228-banned-naxalite-group-catches-andhra-pradesh-authorities-on-the-wrong-foot-810748-1993-02-27\|title=Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot\|date=28 February 1993 }}</ref>

	On 27 January 1993, Kota ~~lost his life~~ in a surprise attack by [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at [[Lal Bahadur Stadium~~]] in [[~~Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands\|url=~~http~~://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2016/aug/09/~~Renegade~~-~~Naxal~~-had-the-blood-of-an-~~IPS~~-officer-on-his-hands-1507202.html\|website=The New Indian Express\|~~accessdate~~=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201021815/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=1 February 2010 \| title=Vyas remembered for uprightness \| date=28 January 2010 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-acquitted-in-DIG-Vyas-murder-case/articleshow/3739069.cms\|title = Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case \| Hyderabad News - Times of India}}</ref> GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/maoist-renegade-nayeems-encounter-aps-greyhounds-avenge-founders-murder-2942160.html\|website=firstpost.com\|date=8 August 2016\|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090816/nayeemuddin-involved-in-killing-of-ips-officer-vyas.html\|website=~~deccanchronicle.com/~~\|~~accessdate~~=3 March 2018\|language=en\|date=9 August 2016}}</ref>		On 27 January 1993, Kota was killed in a surprise attack by [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2016/aug/09/renegade-naxal-had-the-blood-of-an-ips-officer-on-his-hands-1507202.html\|website=The New Indian Express\|date=9 August 2016 \|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201021815/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=1 February 2010 \| title=Vyas remembered for uprightness \| date=28 January 2010 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-acquitted-in-DIG-Vyas-murder-case/articleshow/3739069.cms\|title = Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case \| Hyderabad News - Times of India\| website=[[The Times of India]] \| date=21 November 2008 }}</ref> GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/maoist-renegade-nayeems-encounter-aps-greyhounds-avenge-founders-murder-2942160.html\|website=firstpost.com\|date=8 August 2016\|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090816/nayeemuddin-involved-in-killing-of-ips-officer-vyas.html\|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|access-date=3 March 2018\|language=en\|date=9 August 2016}}</ref>

	A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/row-over-naming-of-police-building-after-ks-vyas/article1714327.ece\|title = Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}		A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/row-over-naming-of-police-building-after-ks-vyas/article1714327.ece\|title = Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}
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{{short description|Indian police officer (died 1993)}}
{{Hatnote|This is a [[Telugu language|Telugu name]]; the family name is ''Kota''.}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Kota Srinivas Vyas
|image = KS Vyas bust in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.jpg
|caption = K. S. Vyas [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] in [[Vijayawada]]
|death_date = {{death date |1993|01|27}}
|death_cause = Assassination by shooting
|death_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], India)
|birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]],India
|mother =
|spouse = Kota Aruna
|occupation = [[Indian Police Service|IPS Officer]]
}}

'''Kota Srinivas Vyas''' was an Andhra Pradesh Cadre [[Indian Police Service]] officer of the 1974 batch. He is known for founding the [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds police unit]].<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
K. S. Vyas was the first superintendent of police for the [[Vijayawada]] Urban district, which was formed in 1983. He became a cult figure among youths in the State wanting to join the police force.

Kota successfully dealt with [[Vijayawada]] rowdy menaces in the 1980s. He was the first police officer to arrest the goons. This incident was a sensation at that time and instantly made him a superhero.

In 1989, he founded the elite [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Andhra+model/1/91900.html|title=Andhra model|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> police unit for anti-Naxal Communist operations and also founded the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) that provided intelligence support on the subject. He became joint director of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA).{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

==Death==
K. S. Vyas was high on [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]]'s hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/banned-naxalite-group-catches-andhra-pradesh-authorities-on-the-wrong-foot/1/301751.html|title=Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot}}</ref>

On 27 January 1993, Kota lost his life in a surprise attack by [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at [[Lal Bahadur Stadium]] in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2016/aug/09/Renegade-Naxal-had-the-blood-of-an-IPS-officer-on-his-hands-1507202.html|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201021815/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 February 2010 | title=Vyas remembered for uprightness | date=28 January 2010 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-acquitted-in-DIG-Vyas-murder-case/articleshow/3739069.cms|title = Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case | Hyderabad News - Times of India}}</ref> GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/maoist-renegade-nayeems-encounter-aps-greyhounds-avenge-founders-murder-2942160.html|website=firstpost.com|date=8 August 2016|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090816/nayeemuddin-involved-in-killing-of-ips-officer-vyas.html|website=deccanchronicle.com/|accessdate=3 March 2018|language=en|date=9 August 2016}}</ref>

A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/row-over-naming-of-police-building-after-ks-vyas/article1714327.ece|title = Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

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