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{{Short description|Former Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{infobox person
| image = S R. Jangid.jpg
| birth_place = [[Barmer district]], [[Rajasthan]]
| education = [[Master of Arts]] (Economics)
| alma_mater = [[University of Rajasthan]] <br> [[University of Madras]]
| known_for = [[Operation Bawaria]]
| awards = [[President's Police Medal]]
}}
'''Sangaram Jangid''', also known as '''S.R. Jangid''', is a retired [[Law enforcement in India|Indian police]] officer. He belonged to the 1985 batch of the [[Indian Police Service]]. He served as the [[Director General of Police]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He is known for leading the operations against the [[Bawaria robberies]] in the early 2000s. He was awarded the [[President's Police Medal]] for gallantry in 2008, and for distinguished service in 2011.

== Career ==
Jangid belonged to the 1985 batch of the [[Indian Police Service]]. He led the [[Tamil Nadu Police]] team that investigated the [[Bawaria robberies]], a series of [[dacoity]] and [[murder]] incidents perpetrated in residential areas along various [[National Highway (India)|national highways]] in Tamil Nadu between 1995 and 2005.<ref name="Hindu1">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bawaria-gang-that-struck-terror-in-suburbs-and-other-parts-of-state/article67230567.ece|title=Bawaria gang that struck terror in Chennai suburbs and other parts of TN|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 August 2023|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref> The organised [[dacoity]] carried out by a group of truck drivers from the [[Babaria|Bawaria community]] killing 13 people, and injuring 63 others.<ref name="Hindu2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/gangs-from-north-india-that-struck-terror-on-tamil-nadu-highways/article68722917.ece|title=Robbery gangs from North India that struck terror on Tamil Nadu highways|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 October 2024|access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="Hindu3">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/operation-bawariaon-silver-screen-now/article20493784.ece|title='Operation Bawaria' that inspired Karthi's Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 November 2017|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407023154/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/operation-bawariaon-silver-screen-now/article20493784.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The subsequent police operation led by Jangid resulted in the deaths of two, and the arrest of eight others including the leader of the gang Oma Bawaria.<ref name="Hindu4">{{cite news|title=Dacoit, associate killed in encounter near Meerut|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Dacoit-associate-killed-in-encounter-near-Meerut/article15735905.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=20 November 2017|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120093433/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Dacoit-associate-killed-in-encounter-near-Meerut/article15735905.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hindu5">{{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu police arrest Oma Bawaria in U.P.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/10/stories/2005091004870400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120062945/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/10/stories/2005091004870400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2017|access-date=16 December 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 September 2005}}</ref> Jangid retired as the [[Director general of police|Director General of Police]] on 31 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 July 2019 |title=DGP Jangid to retire today |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/dgp-jangid-to-retire-today/article28764398.ece |access-date=1 June 2023 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 July 2019 |title=Ace police officer Jangid hangs up his boots today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ace-police-officer-jangid-hangs-up-his-boots-today/articleshow/70458537.cms |access-date=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Jangid was awarded the [[President's Police Medal]] for gallantry in 2008, and for distinguished service in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 August 2008 |title=President's police medal for S.R. Jangid |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Presidentrsquos-police-medal-for-S.R.-Jangid/article15281321.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 January 2011 |title=President's medal for police officers |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Presidents-medal-for-police-officers/article15534184.ece |access-date=1 June 2024 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He received a [[honorary doctorate]] from [[University of Madras]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 December 2023 |title=Ex-DGP Jangid awarded doctorate |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ex-dgp-jangid-awarded-doctorate-by-university-of-madras/articleshow/105641402.cms |access-date=1 June 2024 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
In the 2017 [[Tamil film]] ''[[Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru]]'' directed by [[H. Vinoth]], lead actor [[Karthi]]'s role is based on Jangid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/theeran-adhigaram-ondru-director-vinoth-talks-about-his-fascination-for-real-life-stories-4212675.html|title=Theeran Adhigaram Ondru: Director Vinoth talks about his fascination for real-life stories|work=Firstpost|access-date=20 November 2017|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716224008/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/theeran-adhigaram-ondru-director-vinoth-talks-about-his-fascination-for-real-life-stories-4212675.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Operation Bawaria' that inspired Karthi's Theeran Adhyaayam Ondru|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/operation-bawariaon-silver-screen-now/article20493784.ece|accessdate=18 November 2017|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 November 2017|archive-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116221242/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/operation-bawariaon-silver-screen-now/article20493784.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Barmer, Rajasthan]]
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