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	'''S. Sripal''' was an Indian police commissioner who was Director General of Police in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/former-dgp-sripal-dead/article5833832.ece\|title=Former DGP Sripal dead\|author=Special Correspondent\|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Former-Tamil-Nadu-DGP-dies-of-heart-attack-at-76/articleshow/32683106.cms\|title=Former Tamil Nadu DGP dies of heart attack at 76\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>		'''S. Sripal''' was an Indian police commissioner who was Director General of Police in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/former-dgp-sripal-dead/article5833832.ece\|title=Former DGP Sripal dead\|author=Special Correspondent\|work=The Hindu\|date=26 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Former-Tamil-Nadu-DGP-dies-of-heart-attack-at-76/articleshow/32683106.cms\|title=Former Tamil Nadu DGP dies of heart attack at 76\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Professional career==		==Professional career==
	Sripal was Assistant Superintendent of Police in the towns of [[Namakkal]] and [[Madurai]], and Superintendent of Police in [[North Arcot district]] and [[Madurai district]]. He worked to end gang warfare in [[Kolli Hills]], [[Kalrayan Hills]] and Madurai town and was involved in cases such as apprehending wire thieves in [[Salem district]] and a gang of murderers responsible for killing taxi drivers. Later, he moved into specialised fields such as CID.<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/j-jayalalitha-orders-another-removal-in-top-echelons-of-police~~/1/288928.html~~\|title=J. Jayalalitha orders another removal in top echelons of police\|work=India Today}}</ref> He served as Commissioner of Police in [[Chennai]] for over five years and was the Chief of Police in [[Tamil Nadu]] state between 1991–95.{{cn\|date=May 2017}}		Sripal was Assistant Superintendent of Police in the towns of [[Namakkal]] and [[Madurai]], and Superintendent of Police in [[North Arcot district]] and [[Madurai district]]. He worked to end gang warfare in [[Kolli Hills]], [[Kalrayan Hills]] and Madurai town and was involved in cases such as apprehending wire thieves in [[Salem district]] and a gang of murderers responsible for killing taxi drivers. Later, he moved into specialised fields such as CID.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950615-j-jayalalitha-orders-another-removal-in-top-echelons-of-police-807409-1995-06-14\|title=J. Jayalalitha orders another removal in top echelons of police\|work=India Today}}</ref> He served as Commissioner of Police in [[Chennai]] for over five years and was the Chief of Police in [[Tamil Nadu]] state between 1991–95.{{citation needed\|date=May 2017}}

	In recognition of his service, Sripal was awarded the [[Police Medal (India)\|Police medal]] and the [[President's Police Medal\|President of India Police Medal]].		In recognition of his service, Sripal was awarded the [[Police Medal (India)\|Police medal]] and the [[President's Police Medal\|President of India Police Medal]].

	Sripal participated in the Asian Pacific Conference of Prison Administrators held at [[Delhi]] in 1989, where he spoke on “Penal Philosophy",{{cn\|date=May 2017}} and he represented India in the International Police Organization General Assembly meeting held in Rome in 1994.<ref>http://www.interpol.int/content/download/23900/226248/version/5/file/1994%20-%2063rd%20GA%20Rome.pdf</ref>		Sripal participated in the Asian Pacific Conference of Prison Administrators held at [[Delhi]] in 1989, where he spoke on “Penal Philosophy",{{citation needed\|date=May 2017}} and he represented India in the International Police Organization General Assembly meeting held in Rome in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.interpol.int/content/download/23900/226248/version/5/file/1994%20-%2063rd%20GA%20Rome.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=7 May 2016 \|archive-date=5 June 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605220323/http://www.interpol.int/content/download/23900/226248/version/5/file/1994%20-%2063rd%20GA%20Rome.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	Sripal has written ~~two~~ [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] books, ~~titled~~ ''Chintamani Poonga'' (''Garden of Thoughts'') ~~and~~ ''Painthamizh Poonga'' (''Garden of Sweet Tamil''). He has also contributed to periodicals, magazines, [[All India Radio]] and [[Doordarshan]]. He was the architect of the Research Foundation for Jainology in Tamil Nadu,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qI3kAAAAMAAJ&q=s+sripal\|title=An Introduction to the Uttarajjhayana\|publisher=\|last1=Poddar\|first1=Ram Prakash\|year=1995}}</ref> of which he was the chairman for over a decade from its inception. He had succeeded in creating a full-fledged Department of Jainology in [[Madras University]] which also conducts courses through correspondence. He was largely instrumental in publishing under the auspices of this department a book entitled ''A topographical list of Jain Inscriptions in Tamil Nadu''. This book enumerates 530 inscriptions in almost all the districts of Tamil Nadu some of which date back to before the Christian era.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1AaAAAAYAAJ&q=s+sripal\|title=Jaina Inscriptions in Tamilnadu\|publisher=\|last1=Ēkāmparanātan̲\|year=1987}}</ref>		Sripal has written quite a few [[Tamil language\|Tamil-language]] books, including:

			# Thiruvalluvar Vaazhththum Aadhipakavan (திருவள்ளுவர் வாழ்த்தும் ஆதிபகவன்<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZU1juxy/mode/2up \|title=திருவள்ளுவர் வாழ்த்தும் ஆதிபகவன் \|date=1964 \|publisher=ஜைன இலக்கிய ஆராய்ச்சி மன்றம் (சென்னை)}}</ref>)
			# ''Chintamani Poonga'' (''Garden of Thoughts'')
			# ''Painthamizh Poonga'' (''Garden of Sweet Tamil'').

			He has also contributed to periodicals, magazines, [[All India Radio]] and [[Doordarshan]]. He was the architect of the Research Foundation for Jainology in Tamil Nadu,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qI3kAAAAMAAJ&q=s+sripal\|title=An Introduction to the Uttarajjhayana\|publisher=\|last1=Poddar\|first1=Ram Prakash\|year=1995}}</ref> of which he was the chairman for over a decade from its inception. He had succeeded in creating a full-fledged Department of Jainology in [[Madras University]] which also conducts courses through correspondence. He was largely instrumental in publishing under the auspices of this department a book entitled ''A topographical list of Jain Inscriptions in Tamil Nadu''. This book enumerates 530 inscriptions in almost all the districts of Tamil Nadu some of which date back to before the Christian era.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1AaAAAAYAAJ&q=s+sripal\|title=Jaina Inscriptions in Tamilnadu\|publisher=\|last1=Ēkāmparanātan̲\|year=1987}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Indian police chief}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = S. Sripal
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| birth_date = 1938
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|03|25|1938}}
| occupation = [[Director General of Police]], Chennai, [[Indian Police Service|IPS Officer]]
}}
'''S. Sripal''' was an Indian police commissioner who was Director General of Police in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/former-dgp-sripal-dead/article5833832.ece|title=Former DGP Sripal dead|author=Special Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Former-Tamil-Nadu-DGP-dies-of-heart-attack-at-76/articleshow/32683106.cms|title=Former Tamil Nadu DGP dies of heart attack at 76|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sripal, who was born of a devout and erudite [[Tamil Jain]] family<ref name="hindu2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2001/11/08/stories/2001110800070200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040413224305/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2001/11/08/stories/2001110800070200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-04-13 |title=Business meets benevolence |date=2001-11-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-05-25}}</ref> from a village about {{convert|125|km|mi}} south of Chennai, was known even during his childhood days for his talent in reciting from memory, [[Bakthamaram]] slogans, hundreds of verses from other Jaina Tamil works like [[Naladiar]], [[Jeevaka Chinthamani]] etc., and for trotting to the temple daily, sitting erect, completely engrossed in the pujas with such devotion.

After graduation in Economics from [[Loyola College, Chennai]], Sripal entered the [[Indian Police Service]] in 1960 and rose from the rank of [[Assistant superintendent]] of Police to the top-most post of [[Director General of Police]].

==Professional career==
Sripal was Assistant Superintendent of Police in the towns of [[Namakkal]] and [[Madurai]], and Superintendent of Police in [[North Arcot district]] and [[Madurai district]]. He worked to end gang warfare in [[Kolli Hills]], [[Kalrayan Hills]] and Madurai town and was involved in cases such as apprehending wire thieves in [[Salem district]] and a gang of murderers responsible for killing taxi drivers. Later, he moved into specialised fields such as CID.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/j-jayalalitha-orders-another-removal-in-top-echelons-of-police/1/288928.html|title=J. Jayalalitha orders another removal in top echelons of police|work=India Today}}</ref> He served as Commissioner of Police in [[Chennai]] for over five years and was the Chief of Police in [[Tamil Nadu]] state between 1991–95.{{cn|date=May 2017}}

In recognition of his service, Sripal was awarded the [[Police Medal (India)|Police medal]] and the [[President's Police Medal|President of India Police Medal]].

Sripal participated in the Asian Pacific Conference of Prison Administrators held at [[Delhi]] in 1989, where he spoke on “Penal Philosophy",{{cn|date=May 2017}} and he represented India in the International Police Organization General Assembly meeting held in Rome in 1994.<ref>http://www.interpol.int/content/download/23900/226248/version/5/file/1994%20-%2063rd%20GA%20Rome.pdf</ref>

Sripal has written two [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] books, titled ''Chintamani Poonga'' (''Garden of Thoughts'') and ''Painthamizh Poonga'' (''Garden of Sweet Tamil''). He has also contributed to periodicals, magazines, [[All India Radio]] and [[Doordarshan]]. He was the architect of the Research Foundation for Jainology in Tamil Nadu,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qI3kAAAAMAAJ&q=s+sripal|title=An Introduction to the Uttarajjhayana|publisher=|last1=Poddar|first1=Ram Prakash|year=1995}}</ref> of which he was the chairman for over a decade from its inception. He had succeeded in creating a full-fledged Department of Jainology in [[Madras University]] which also conducts courses through correspondence. He was largely instrumental in publishing under the auspices of this department a book entitled ''A topographical list of Jain Inscriptions in Tamil Nadu''. This book enumerates 530 inscriptions in almost all the districts of Tamil Nadu some of which date back to before the Christian era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1AaAAAAYAAJ&q=s+sripal|title=Jaina Inscriptions in Tamilnadu|publisher=|last1=Ēkāmparanātan̲|year=1987}}</ref>

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