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{{Short description|Indian police chief}}
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{{Infobox police officer
|honorific_prefix = [[Inspector-general of police|IGP]]
|name = M. Stephen Raveendra
|honorific_suffix = [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
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|birth_name = Mutyala Stephen Raveendra
| birth_date = 14 February,<ref name="NPA">National Police Academy, Hyderabad – IPS Directory. {{cite web |url=http://www.svpnpa.gov.in/ipssearch.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220145805/http://www.svpnpa.gov.in/ipssearch.aspx |archive-date=20 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}. Internet, accessed 20 July 2011.</ref> 1973<ref>[http://mha1.nic.in/pdfs/Empanl_IPS_230813.pdf Ministry of Home Affairs]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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|education = [[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]]<ref name="IPS">[https://policeservicemedals.gov.in/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx ''Indian Police Service Executive Records'']</ref> ([[Osmania University|Osmania]]) - 1994, [[Master of Science|M. Sc.]] (Osmania) - 1996<ref name="IPS"/>
|alma_mater =
*St. Paul's High School, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]],
*[[Nizam College]], Hyderabad,
* University College of Science, Department of Zoology, [[Osmania University]], [[Secunderabad]]
|known_for = Uprightness and impeccable track record
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|service = [[Telangana Police]] Cadre<ref>[http://persmin.gov.in/ais1/docs/aptg-ips_AsOn_10Oct2014.pdf Government of India]</ref>
|country={{flag|India}}
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| department = [[Indian Police Service]] [[Police officer|officer]] (19991022)
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|serviceyears = 1999<ref name="IPS"/> -
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|rank = [[Inspector General of Police]],<ref>[[Telangana Police]].
[http://www.telangana.gov.in/departments/home]</ref><ref name="TT"/>
|badge = 19991022<ref>[https://policeservicemedals.gov.in/ips_ersheet_new/ERSheet1.aspx IPS Executive Record Sheet, ''M. Stephen Raveendra'']</ref>
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*2004, Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak,<ref name="IPS"/>
*2005, Police Medal for Gallantry,<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/image/2005/r2005081503.pdf List of Awardees of Gallantry Medals on Independence Day 2005]</ref><ref name="IPS"/>
*2010, Prime Minister's Police Medal for Life Saving<ref>''3 HYDERABAD COPS TO GET PM MEDAL FOR BRAVERY'', Siasat Daily, 24 January 2016.[http://archive.siasat.com/news/3-hyderabad-cops-get-pm-medal-bravery-247517/]</ref>
*2016, President's Police Medal<ref>''Two from Telangana get President’s medal'', Times of India, 26 January 2016.[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/Two-from-Telangana-get-President%E2%80%99s-medal/article14020666.ece]</ref>
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'''M. Stephen Raveendra'''(ముత్యాల స్టీఫెన్ రవీంద్ర ) (born 14 February 1973<ref name="IPS"/>)<ref name="NPA"/> is the present [[Police commissioner]] of [[Cyberabad Metropolitan Police]]<ref name="TT"/> with effect from 25 August 2021. He was earlier, [[Inspector General of Police]]<ref name="TT"/> of Hyderabad Range<ref name="TT1"/> also holding full additional charge<ref name="TT1"/> as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]].<ref name="TT"/>

Raveendra is a 1999 batch Regular Recruit (52RR) of the [[Indian Police Service]] who got trained at the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]], [[Hyderabad, India]] and was inducted into the [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] on 20 September 1999.<ref name="NPA"/> Raveendra was the West Zone [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]], [[Hyderabad City Police]].<ref>[http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Contact%20Us/WestZone.htm Hyderabad City Police] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707031619/http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/Contact%20Us/WestZone.htm |date=7 July 2009 }}</ref> and was [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] in the elite special forces of [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/26-IPS-officers-transferred-some-promoted/2013/07/03/article1665061.ece News Report on Transfers of IPS Officers]</ref> In 2015,<ref name="USI">[[United Service Institution]], [[New Delhi]].[http://usiblog.in/strategic-gaming-exercise-on-left-wing-extremisim/]</ref> Raveendra was a resource person at the ''Strategic Gaming Exercise on Left Wing Extremism'' held by the [[United Service Institution]], [[New Delhi]].<ref name="USI"/>

== Early life, schooling and collegiate studies==
Officer Raveendra is the son of an illustrious Police Officer<ref name="Maju">[http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm25.htm Maju Kuriakose, Reachout, November 2000]</ref> [[Deputy Superintendent|DSP]] M. B. Ranjit<ref name="Maju"/> who earlier retired as the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Asifnagar Division, Hyderabad City Police. Raveendra was schooled at St. Paul's High School,<ref>St. Paul's High School Alumni. [http://www.stpaulsalumnihyd.com/showdetail.php?ur=MTY0OA==]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.</ref> Little Flower Junior College<ref name="Maju"/> and [[Nizam College]],<ref name="IPS"/><ref name="Maju"/> all in Hyderabad. He passed out of Nizam College in 1994<ref name="IPS"/> and then entered the portals of Department of Zoology at the University College of Science, [[Osmania University]]. There were learned [[Entomologists]] comprising Professors S.S.Thakur, B. Julius Divakar, [[Pothuraju Judson|P. Judson]], B. Kishen Rao and others. Stephen was enthused by [[Entomology]] and specialized in it and passed out of the learned portals of the University in 1996.<ref name="IPS"/>

After post-graduate studies at Department of Zoology,<ref name="IPS"/> [[Osmania University]]<ref name="Maju"/> where he received a gold medal in [[Zoology]], he cleared the [[Union Public Service Commission]] entrance and opted for IPS and underwent training at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy|National Police Academy]], Hyderabad.<ref name="NPA"/>

== Career ==
Raveendra's initial posting was in [[Warangal District]] where he was groomed<ref>[[Damodar Gautam Sawang]] was [[Deputy Inspector General]], Warangal Range [http://www.thehinduretailplus.com/thehindu/2002/07/09/stories/2002070902960400.htm]</ref> by [[Damodar Gautam Sawang]], then the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Warangal Range.<ref>United Nations Mission in Liberia. [http://unmil.org/2content.asp?third=57&sub=24&pgt=3]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.</ref> Incidentally, [[Noel Swaranjit Sen]] happened to be the Director General and Inspector General of Police of [[Andhra Pradesh]] when Raveendra was in [[Warangal District]].<ref>''[[Cf.]] Wikipedia article on [[Noel Swaranjit Sen]]''</ref> The colleagueship of ''Swaranjit-Sawang-Stephen''<ref>[[Cf.]] Articles on Naxalism in Warangal District found on the web during the period 1999–2006 during Raveendra's posting in Warangal District</ref> helped in containing the terrorist tactics of Naxalites.

In the past sometime in 2019, it was indicated that Stephen Raveendra has been tipped<ref>''Stephen Ravindra to Appoint As AP New Intelligence Chief'', 27 May 2019.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fPET2b0KBA]</ref> to be the new Intelligence Chief of [[Andhra Pradesh]] w.e.f 30 May.<ref>Mahesh Buddi, ''Telangana IG Stephen set to be Intel chief of AP, to start work on May 30'', ''Times News Network'', 28 May 2019.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/telangana-ig-stephen-set-to-be-intel-chief-of-ap-to-start-work-on-may-30/articleshow/69528262.cms]</ref> Moves by the incumbent Chief Minister, [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]] to his neighbouring counterpart, [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] point towards this direction and steps seem to have been made at the Centre to quickly move the files and get the Officer on deputation from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh.<ref>Yanadi Reddy, ''IG Stephen Raveendra reportedly to be the new Intelligence Chief of Andhra Pradesh'' in ''Hans News Service'', 27 May 2019.[https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/ig-stephen-raveendra-reportedly-to-be-the-new-intelligence-chief-of-andhra-pradesh-532713]</ref>

== Achievements ==
So far in Raveendra's career he has encountered Naxalism<ref>Times of India, 16 September 2006.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120915014252/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-16/hyderabad/27829693_1_naxalites-warangal-district-encounter]. Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref> (as SP-in-Warangal), Factionalism<ref>The Hindu, 25 March 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080327201235/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/25/stories/2008032553560400.htm] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref> (as SP-in-Anantapur), Corruption<ref>The Hindu, 31 July 2009. See last paragraph on pressure from ruling political party on transfers.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110071623/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/31/stories/2009073152100300.htm] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref> (as SP-in-Karimnagar), Regionalism<ref name="Osmania">Times of India, 19 January 2010. [http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/5475072.cms]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.</ref> (as DCP-in-East Zone) and eradicated drugs from Hyderabad city.<ref>Times of India, 24 July 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110907071952/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-24/news-interviews/29809381_1_tollywood-celebs-drug-bust-racket] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref> (as DCP-in-West Zone)

The areas under the jurisdiction of West Zone are in the news due to frequent arrests of persons possessing drugs.<ref>Zee News 24, 21 August 2010. [http://www.znews24.com/drugs-racket-rocked-tollywood.html] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref> The problem of drugs is under current debate so much that the former Commissioner of Police, [[A. K. Khan (police officer)|A. K. Khan]], even addressed a seminar conducted at the Centre for Economic Studies in Hyderabad on the topic "War on Drugs"<ref>Siasat 3 July 2011. [http://www.siasat.com/english/news/it%E2%80%99s-every-citizen%E2%80%99s-duty-strive-against-evils-k-khan] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref> where Officer Raveendra was also present .Mr.Raveendra in a dare-devil act of self-less courage saved the lives of 61 patients who were trapped in a fire accident<ref>Bharat Kumar, ''What are some of the stories depicting positive image of the police in India?''[https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-stories-depicting-positive-image-of-the-police-in-India]</ref> in a hospital for which he was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister s Life saving Medal. Likewise, he was awarded Gallantary medal for high-risk anti-extremist operations.

Parallels may be drawn between the colleagueship of [[Commissioner of Police]] A. K. Khan and [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] Raveendra to [[Mumbai]]'s then [[Commissioner of Police]] [[Julio Francis Ribeiro]] and [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] Y. C. Pawar who also waged a war on drugs during their tenures in the mid eighties.<ref>Mid Day, 30 July 2010. Julio Ribeiro and Y. C. Pawar waged a war on ganglords who were also involved in drug trafficking. [http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/jul/300710-varadarajan-mudaliar-tamil-don-mumbai-underworld.htm] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.</ref>

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{{Succession box|before=[[V. C. Sajjanar]]<ref name="TT1"/>|title=[[Police commissioner]], [[Cyberabad Metropolitan Police]]<ref name="TT1">[https://telanganatoday.com/sajjanar-transferred-stephen-raveendra-is-new-cyberabad-commissioner]</ref>|years=25 August 2021-''present''| after=''[[Incumbent]]''}}
{{Succession box|before=Akun Sabharwal<ref name="TT"/>|title=[[Inspector-general of police|Inspector General of Police]] and <ref name="TT">[https://telanganatoday.com/fulltime-chiefs-for-acb-cid ''Fulltime chiefs for ACB, CID'', Telangana Today, 24 March 2017]</ref> [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]] ''Full additional charge''<ref name="TT"/> Hyderabad Range<ref name="TH">[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-ips-officers-transferred/article17621941.ece ''Telangana IPS officers transferred'', The Hindu, 24 March 2017]</ref>|years=24 March 2017-|after=''[[Incumbent]]''}}
{{Succession box|before=T. V. Shashidhar Reddy<ref>''Cyberabad gets two commissioners'',
Times of India, 28 June 2016.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Cyberabad-gets-two-commissioners/articleshow/52948180.cms]</ref><ref name="DC">''Rejig of Hyderabad police officers'', Deccan Chronicle, 28 June 2016.[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280616/rejig-of-hyderabad-police-officers.html]</ref>|title=Joint Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad West<ref name="DC"/>|years=28 June 2016<ref name="DC"/>-24 March 2017|after=Shahnawaz Qasim}}
{{Succession box|before=G. Pala Raju<ref>[http://www.tgnns.com/andhra-pradesh-2/43-ips-transfers-and-postings-in-andhra-pradesh/2012/11/19/ IPS Transfers]</ref>|title=Group Commander, [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]]|years=20 November 2012<ref name="Reshuffle"/>-2016<ref>[http://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20160628/281560880099998 Deccan Chronicle, 28 June 2016]</ref>|after=Tarun Joshi<ref name="TT"/>}}
{{Succession box|before=C. Ravi Varma|title=[[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]], West Zone, [[Hyderabad City Police]]|years=18 January 2010–20 November 2012<ref name="Reshuffle"/> |after=G. Sudheer Babu<ref name="Reshuffle">''Chief Minister reshuffles 43 IPS officers, posts new Home Secretary'' in ''The Hindu'', 20 November 2012, Hyderabad.[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/chief-minister-reshuffles-43-ips-officers-posts-new-home-secretary/article4113908.ece]</ref>}}
{{Succession box|before=|title=[[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]], East Zone, [[Hyderabad City Police]]|years=30 July 2009–18 January 2010<ref name="Osmania"/> |after=Mahesh Chandra Laddha}}
{{Succession box|before=Vikram Singh Mann<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/stephen-ravindra-new-karimnagar-sp/article269951.ece ''The Hindu'', ''Stephen Ravindra new Karimnagar SP'', 26 June 2009]</ref>|title=[[Superintendent of Police]], [[Karimnagar District]]<ref>The Hindu, 26 June 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090630022507/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062657920300.htm]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.</ref>|years=25 June 2009–30 July 2009<ref>The Hindu, 31 July 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110071623/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/31/stories/2009073152100300.htm]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.</ref> |after=N. Sivasankar Reddy<ref>''Sivasankar Reddy takes charge as Nalgonda SP'' in ''The Hindu'', Nalgonda, 11 June 2011.[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/sivasankar-reddy-takes-charge-as-nalgonda-sp/article2095600.ece]</ref>}}
{{Succession box|before=|title=[[Superintendent of Police]], Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh's Security Group,<ref>Times of India, 25 March 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120913043227/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-25/hyderabad/27746463_1_new-posts-cyberabad-ips-officers]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011</ref>|years=25 March 2008 – 25 June 2009 |after=}}
{{Succession box|before=Sanjay Kumar Jain|title=[[Superintendent of Police]], [[Anantapur District]]<ref>The Hindu, 17 September 2006.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071205045813/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/17/stories/2006091704780400.htm]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011</ref>|years=17 September 2006–24 March 2008<ref>The Hindu, 25 March 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080327203400/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/25/stories/2008032559290500.htm]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.</ref>|after=Murgesh Kumar Singh}}
{{Succession box|before=K.Srinivasa Reddy|title=[[Superintendent of Police]], [[Warangal District]]<ref>Warangal District Police – Leaders.[http://warangalpolice.gov.in/Leaders.aspx]. Internet, accessed 20 July 2011</ref>|years=29 December 2004 – 16 September 2006 |after=Soumya Mishra}}
{{Succession box|before=M. M. Bhagawat<ref>[http://www.signalfire.org/2015/01/06/peoples-war-in-india-clippings-612015/ ''Peoples War in India Clippings 6/1/2015'']</ref>|title=[[Additional Superintendent of Police]], Bellampally,<ref>The Hindu, 27 December 2004. [https://web.archive.org/web/20041228190427/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/27/stories/2004122705300400.htm]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011</ref> [[Adilabad District]]|years=–29 December 2004 |after=}}
{{Succession box|before=|title=[[Assistant Superintendent of Police]], Parkal, [[Warangal District]]|years=1999– |after=}}
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