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| birth_dateĀ = {{birth date and age|1939|7|20|df=yes}} | | birth_dateĀ = {{birth date and age|1939|7|20|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Devikulam, Munnar, [[Kerala]]<br/>present-day [[Idukki district]]<br/>[[Kerala]], [[India]]) | ||
| occupationĀ = [[Indian Police Service]] Ā | | occupationĀ = [[Indian Police Service]] Ā | ||
| alma materĀ = [[Madras Christian College]], [[Annamalai University]] | | alma materĀ = [[Madras Christian College]], [[Annamalai University]] | ||
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Ā | '''Walter Issac Devaram'''<ref name="WID">http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1968478/</ref> (born 20 July 1939) is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] officer. He served as the [[Director General of Police]] for the State of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ā | ||
'''Walter Issac Devaram'''<ref name = "WID">http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1968478/</ref> is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] officer. He served as the [[Director General of Police]] for the State of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ā | |||
He was a former Army Officer before he sat for the IPS wherein he stood first in the order of merit. He curbed the Naxal menace with an iron hand during his stint as DIG/Vellore Range and Intelligence Unit Tamil Nadu Police. He led the joint forces set up by [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Karnataka]] Government to apprehend the forest brigand, [[Veerappan]].<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001018/main2.htm|title=SC grills govts on Veerappan|publisher=Tribune India|date=18 October 2000}}</ref> He also served as the vice chairman of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/20/stories/2006022015580200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526191018/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/20/stories/2006022015580200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Star attraction at sports event |date=20 February 2006}}</ref> He retired from service on 31.7.1997<ref name = "WID"/> | He was a former Army Officer before he sat for the IPS wherein he stood first in the order of merit. He curbed the Naxal menace with an iron hand during his stint as DIG/Vellore Range and Intelligence Unit Tamil Nadu Police. He led the joint forces set up by [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Karnataka]] Government to apprehend the forest brigand, [[Veerappan]].<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001018/main2.htm|title=SC grills govts on Veerappan|publisher=Tribune India|date=18 October 2000}}</ref> He also served as the vice chairman of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/20/stories/2006022015580200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526191018/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/20/stories/2006022015580200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Star attraction at sports event |date=20 February 2006}}</ref> He retired from service on 31.7.1997<ref name = "WID"/> | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
* {{cite web |title=An exclusive interview with former Tamil Nadu DGP Walter Dawaram on the forest brigand Veerappan controversy |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/oct/10veer.htm |website=Rediff.com |accessdate=30 October 2018 |date=11 October 1997}} | * {{cite web |title=An exclusive interview with former Tamil Nadu DGP Walter Dawaram on the forest brigand Veerappan controversy |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/oct/10veer.htm |website=Rediff.com |accessdate=30 October 2018 |date=11 October 1997}} | ||
* [http://print.acjnewsline.org/?p=10484 W I Dewaram: the Controversial Commissioner] | * [http://print.acjnewsline.org/?p=10484 W I Dewaram: the Controversial Commissioner] | ||
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Walter Isaac Devaram | |
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| Born | 20 July 1939 |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College, Annamalai University |
| Occupation | Indian Police Service |
Walter Issac Devaram[1] (born 20 July 1939) is a retired Indian Police Service officer. He served as the Director General of Police for the State of Tamil Nadu.
He was a former Army Officer before he sat for the IPS wherein he stood first in the order of merit. He curbed the Naxal menace with an iron hand during his stint as DIG/Vellore Range and Intelligence Unit Tamil Nadu Police. He led the joint forces set up by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Government to apprehend the forest brigand, Veerappan.[2] He also served as the vice chairman of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.[3] He retired from service on 31.7.1997[1]
References
- ā 1.0 1.1 http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1968478/
- ā "SC grills govts on Veerappan". Tribune India. 18 October 2000.
- ā "Star attraction at sports event". The Hindu. 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.
External links
- "An exclusive interview with former Tamil Nadu DGP Walter Dawaram on the forest brigand Veerappan controversy". Rediff.com. 11 October 1997. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- W I Dewaram: the Controversial Commissioner