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{{Infobox person
| name = Radhavinod Raju
| image =
| caption = Radhavinod Raju
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1949|7|27}}
| birth_place = [[Mattancherry]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|6|21|1949|7|27}}
| death_place = [[Kochi]], Kerala
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Indian Police Service|IPS Officer]]
| alma_mater = [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Maharaja's College]]
}}

'''Radhavinod Raju''' ({{lang-ml|രാധാവിനോദ് രാജു}} 27 July 1949 – 21 June 2012) was a retired [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) [[Civil Services of India|officer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/DG-1975.pdf|title=Details of IPS officers of 1975 batch, empanelled to hold DG and equivalent level posts under the Government of India|publisher=The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Govt. of India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510215053/http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/DG-1975.pdf|archivedate=10 May 2012}}</ref> He joined the police service in 1975 as [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] cadre batch. The character [[Sethurama Iyer]], who is the main protagonist of [[CBI (film series)|CBI film series]] in Malayalam films, portrayed by [[Mammootty]] is said to have been inspired by Radha Vinod Raj.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-17|title=NIA chief inspired hit film 20 yrs ago - Hindustan Times|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/thiruvananthapuram/NIA-chief-inspired-hit-film-20-yrs-ago/Article1-368114.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417164322/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/thiruvananthapuram/NIA-chief-inspired-hit-film-20-yrs-ago/Article1-368114.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-04-17|access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Radhavinod Raju was born in [[Mattancherry]], [[Kochi]], Kerala. His father R.S. Raju was a post master in [[Fort Kochi]]. He is survived by his wife Achamma and two daughters Sindhoo and Renu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/06/the-biography-of-veteran-ips-officer-radha-vinod-raju/|title=The Biography of Veteran IPS Officer Radhavinod Raju|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref> His nephew is Music director/Actor [[Siddharth Vipin]].

He got MSc in Physics from [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Maharaja's College]], Ernakulam, Kerala. He entered into [[Indian Police Service]] when he was working as an Officer in [[Bank of India]], Goa.

==Career==
His first appointment as [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of police]] in [[Poonch district, India|Poonch District]], Jammu and Kashmir. Then he joined SP in [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), [[Ernakulam]]. After that he served as [[Deputy inspector general of police#India|DIG]] in Jammu and Kashmir.

On 19 January 2009, he was appointed as the first chief of India's [[National Investigation Agency (India)|National Investigation Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-01-19/news/28478602_1_radha-vinod-raju-nia-chief-national-investigation-agency|title=Raju becomes the first Chief of NIA|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/thiruvananthapuram/NIA-chief-inspired-hit-film-20-yrs-ago/Article1-368114.aspx|title=NIA chief inspired hit film 20 yrs ago|work=Hindusthan Times|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417164322/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/thiruvananthapuram/NIA-chief-inspired-hit-film-20-yrs-ago/Article1-368114.aspx|archivedate=17 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1503/15030120.htm|title=A crack investigative team|last=Karthikeyan |first=D.R. |work=Frontline |date=February 1998 |accessdate=20 August 2010}}</ref> Before that he held the post of Director General of vigilance department of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

He headed the operational wing of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) which found the killers of [[Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1991. His service history also includes important cases like the [[Indian Airlines Flight 814|Kandahar flight hijacking]], [[Purulia arms drop case]] etc.

He was working as a CBI officer in Kerala in 1983–89. At the time he investigated very important cases in Kerala police history like Polakkulam murder case, Panoor SI Soman murder case, Augustine murder case, Sujatha murder case.

==Death==
He died in Kochi on 21 June 2012 at the age of 62, due to lung complications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3555617.ece|title=Founding NIA chief Radha Vinod Raju passes away|work=The Hindu|accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/06/21/109--Radha-Vinod-Raju-a-rare-security-expert-fine-professional-Tribute-.html|title=Radha Vinod Raju: a rare security expert, fine professional (Tribute)|publisher=newstrackindia.com|accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/kochi/32351223_1_jammu-and-kashmir-radha-vinod-raju-probe-terror-related-cases|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103214658/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/kochi/32351223_1_jammu-and-kashmir-radha-vinod-raju-probe-terror-related-cases|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=NIA founder RV Raju passes away|accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/nia-founder-dg-r-v-raju-passes-away_783038.html|title=NIA founder DG R V Raju passes away |publisher=Zee News|accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref> Until his death, he served as an advisory council member<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-trends/central-vigilance-commission-reconstitutes-advisory-board-to-check-commercial-frauds/articleshow/13561694.cms|title=Central Vigilance Commission reconstitutes advisory board to check commercial frauds|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=27 May 2012}}</ref> of [[Central Vigilance Commission]].

==Bibliography==
* Triumph of truth:the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, the investigation by D. R. Kaarthikeyan, Radhavinod Raju; Publisher – New Dawn Press, 2004; {{ISBN|9781904910046}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1031673.Triumph_of_Truth|title=Triumph of Truth: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: The Investigation by D.R. Kaarthikeyan, D. R. Kaarthikeyan|publisher=goodreads|accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangam.org/articles/view2/?uid=480|title=Sangam.org – Ilankai Tamil Sangam Association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the USA|publisher=sangam|accessdate=2 August 2004}}</ref>
* Rajiv Gandhi Vadham Oru Kuttanweshanam(Malayalam) by D. R. Kaarthikeyan, Radhavinod Raju; Publisher – Olive; {{ISBN|9788188779048}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.junglee.com/Rajiv-Gandhi-Vadham-Oru-Kuttanweshanam/dp/8188779040|title=Rajiv Gandhi Vadham Oru Kuttanweshanam By Radhavinod Raju (Author), Kaarthikeyen D R (Author)|publisher=junglee|accessdate=21 June 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
* [[Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]]
* [[Indian Airlines Flight 814|Kandahar flight hijacking]]
* [[Purulia arms drop case]]
* [[D. R. Karthikeyan]]

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[[Category:Indian police officers]]
[[Category:People from Mattancherry]]

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