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{{short description|Indian police officer (died 1993)}} | {{short description|Indian police officer (died 1993)}} | ||
{{Hatnote|This is a [[Telugu language|Telugu name]]; the family name is ''Kota''.}} | {{Hatnote|This is a [[Telugu language|Telugu name]]; the family name is ''Kota''.}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
|name = Kota Srinivas Vyas | |name = Kota Srinivas Vyas | ||
|image = KS Vyas bust in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.jpg | |image = KS Vyas bust in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.jpg | ||
|caption = K. S. Vyas [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] in [[Vijayawada]] | |caption = K. S. Vyas [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] in [[Vijayawada]] | ||
|death_date = {{death date |1993|01|27}} | |death_date = {{death date |df=yes|1993|01|27}} | ||
|death_cause = Assassination by shooting | |death_cause = Assassination by shooting | ||
|death_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], India) | |death_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], India) | ||
|birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]],India | |birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], India | ||
|mother = | |mother = | ||
|spouse = Kota Aruna | |spouse = Kota Aruna | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
In 1989, he founded the elite [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20100419-andhra-model-742564-2010-04-07|title=Andhra model|website=India Today|date=8 April 2010 |language=en|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> | |||
In 1989, he founded the elite [[Greyhounds (police)|Greyhounds]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url= | |||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
K. S. Vyas was high on [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]]'s hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url= | K. S. Vyas was high on [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War]]'s hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19930228-banned-naxalite-group-catches-andhra-pradesh-authorities-on-the-wrong-foot-810748-1993-02-27|title=Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot|date=28 February 1993 }}</ref> | ||
On 27 January 1993, Kota | On 27 January 1993, Kota was killed in a surprise attack by [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2016/aug/09/renegade-naxal-had-the-blood-of-an-ips-officer-on-his-hands-1507202.html|website=The New Indian Express|date=9 August 2016 |access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201021815/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012860140500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 February 2010 | title=Vyas remembered for uprightness | date=28 January 2010 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-acquitted-in-DIG-Vyas-murder-case/articleshow/3739069.cms|title = Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case | Hyderabad News - Times of India| website=[[The Times of India]] | date=21 November 2008 }}</ref> GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot [[Mohammed Nayeemuddin]] to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/maoist-renegade-nayeems-encounter-aps-greyhounds-avenge-founders-murder-2942160.html|website=firstpost.com|date=8 August 2016|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090816/nayeemuddin-involved-in-killing-of-ips-officer-vyas.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=3 March 2018|language=en|date=9 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/row-over-naming-of-police-building-after-ks-vyas/article1714327.ece|title = Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} | A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/row-over-naming-of-police-building-after-ks-vyas/article1714327.ece|title = Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} | ||
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Kota Srinivas Vyas | |
|---|---|
 K. S. Vyas bust in Vijayawada | |
| Born | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 27 January 1993 |
| Cause of death | Assassination by shooting |
| Occupation | IPS Officer |
| Spouse(s) | Kota Aruna |
Kota Srinivas Vyas was an Andhra Pradesh Cadre Indian Police Service officer of the 1974 batch. He is known for founding the Greyhounds police unit.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
In 1989, he founded the elite Greyhounds.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
K. S. Vyas was high on Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War's hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.[2]
On 27 January 1993, Kota was killed in a surprise attack by Mohammed Nayeemuddin and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad.[3][4][5] GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot Mohammed Nayeemuddin to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.[6][7]
A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.[8][citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Andhra model". India Today. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot". 28 February 1993.
- ↑ "Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands". The New Indian Express. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "Vyas remembered for uprightness". The Hindu. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 November 2008.
- ↑ "Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost". firstpost.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas". Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas". The Hindu. 21 April 2011.