Walter Devaram

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Walter Isaac Davaram
Born (1939-07-20) 20 July 1939 (age 86)
Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala
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

  1. 1 2 G. Veeraraghavan, I.P.S. vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Anr. on 15 April, 1999 Indian Kanoon
  2. ↑ "Ex-DGP to monitor probe into special Olympics fund misuse". The Times of India. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Ram, Arun. "Handlebar to handsome: The changing face of top cops". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "SC grills govts on Veerappan". Tribune India. 18 October 2000.
  5. ↑ "Star attraction at sports event". The Hindu . 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.


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