Ravada A. Chandrasekhar | |
|---|---|
| State Police Chief of Kerala | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Shaik Darvesh Saheb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1966 [1] |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Police career | |
| Department | Kerala Police |
| Service years | 1991–present |
| Rank | Director General of Police |
| Batch | 1991 |
| Cadre | Indian Police Service (Kerala Cadre) |
Ravada Azad Chandrasekhar is a 1991-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who serves as the State Police Chief of Kerala [2] [3] [4] . Before his appointment as the Chief of Kerala Police,he was Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB). [5] [6] [7] [8]
Chandrasekhar hails from Veeravasaram in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. [9] He joined the Indian Police Service in 1991 and was allotted the Kerala cadre. [10] [11]
Chandrasekhar has served in a range of policing assignments at the state and central levels [12] . He held senior roles in the Intelligence Bureau and was serving as Special Director at the time of his appointment as the Kerala State Police Chief. [13] [14]
The Government of Kerala appointed Chandrasekhar as the Director General of Police and State Police Chief on 1 July 2025,succeeding Shaik Darvesh Saheb. [15] [16] His appointment received widespread coverage in both national and regional media. [17] [18]
Chandrasekhar’s appointment revived public discussion about the 1994 Koothuparamba firing in Kannur district,in which five Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists were killed. As then-Assistant Superintendent of Police,he was among the officers present at the scene. Criminal proceedings against police officers in the case were later quashed by the Kerala High Court. [19] [20] [21]
The firing incident continues to be a politically sensitive topic in Kerala and has been referenced in commentary on his tenure. [22] [23] [24]
Chandrasekhar’s appointment was widely reported in multiple regional languages,including Malayalam and Telugu,contributing to his public notability in South India. [25] [18] [17] [26] [27]
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