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{{Short description|Indian police officer (born 1939)}} | |||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Walter Isaac | | name = Walter Isaac Davaram | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|7|20|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|7|20|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Munnar]], [[Idukki District]], [[Kerala]] | ||
| occupation = [[Indian Police Service]] | | occupation = [[Indian Police Service]] | ||
| alma mater = [[Madras Christian College]], [[Annamalai University]] | | alma mater = [[Madras Christian College]], [[Annamalai University]] | ||
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'''Walter Issac Devaram'''<ref name="WID">http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1968478/ | '''Walter Issac Devaram'''<ref name="WID">[http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1968478/ G. Veeraraghavan, I.P.S. vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Anr. on 15 April, 1999] Indian Kanoon</ref> (born 20 July 1939) is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] officer. He served as the [[Director General of Police|director general of police]] for the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ex-dgp-to-monitor-probe-into-special-olympics-fund-misuse/articleshow/70544323.cms|title=Ex-DGP to monitor probe into special Olympics fund misuse |work=The Times of India |date=6 August 2019 |access-date=30 October 2025 }}</ref> | ||
He was a former Army | He was a former Army officer before he sat for the IPS wherein he stood first in the order of merit. <ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ram |first1=Arun |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/chennaitalkies/handlebar-to-handsome-the-changing-face-of-top-cops/|title=Handlebar to handsome: The changing face of top cops|work=The Times of India |access-date=30 October 2025 }}</ref> | ||
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 July 1997.<ref name = "WID"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Walter Isaac Davaram | |
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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.[2]
He was a former Army officer before he sat for the IPS wherein he stood first in the order of merit. [3] 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.[4] He also served as the vice chairman of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.[5] He retired from service on 31 July 1997.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 G. Veeraraghavan, I.P.S. vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Anr. on 15 April, 1999 Indian Kanoon
- ↑ "Ex-DGP to monitor probe into special Olympics fund misuse". The Times of India. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ Ram, Arun. "Handlebar to handsome: The changing face of top cops". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "SC grills govts on Veerappan". Tribune India. 18 October 2000.
- ↑ "Star attraction at sports event". The Hindu. 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "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