Muthyala Stephen Raveendra (ముత్యాల స్టీఫెన్ రవీంద్ర, born 14 February 1973[2])[9] is Additional Director General of Police, Greyhounds, Telangana Police, appointed on 10 July 2024. In the past, he was Police commissioner of Cyberabad Metropolitan Police[4] from 25 August 2021 through 12 December 2023,[12] and Inspector General of Police[4] of West Zone (Hyderabad and Nizamabad Ranges)[13] also holding full additional charge[13] as Deputy Inspector General of Police (Hyderabad Range)[4]
M. Stephen Raveendra, IPS | |
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| Born | Mutyala Stephen Raveendra 14 February,[9] 1973[10] |
| Education | B. Sc.[2] (Osmania) - 1994, M. Sc. (Osmania) - 1996[2] |
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| Known for | Uprightness and impeccable track record |
| Spouse | Smt. Vineela-Raveendra |
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| Police career | |
| Indian Police Service | Telangana Police Cadre[1] |
| Service years | 1999[2] - Present |
| Status | Additional Director General of Police, Greyhounds |
| Rank | Additional Director General of Police,[3][4] |
| Badge no. | 19991022[5] |
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Raveendra is a 1999 batch Regular Recruit (52RR) of the Indian Police Service who got trained at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, India and was inducted into the IPS on 20 September 1999.[9] Raveendra was the West Zone Deputy Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City Police.[14] and was DIG in the elite special forces of Greyhounds.[15] In 2015,[16] Raveendra was a resource person at the Strategic Gaming Exercise on Left Wing Extremism held by the United Service Institution, New Delhi.[16]
Early life, schooling and collegiate studies
editOfficer Raveendra is the son of an illustrious Police Officer[17] DSP M. B. Ranjit[17] who earlier retired as the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Asifnagar Division, Hyderabad City Police. Raveendra was schooled at St. Paul's High School,[18] Little Flower Junior College[17] and Nizam College,[2][17] all in Hyderabad. He graduated from Nizam College in 1994[2] and then entered the portals of Department of Zoology at the University College of Science, Osmania University. There were learned Entomologists comprising Professors S.S.Thakur, B. Julius Divakar, P. Judson, B. Kishen Rao and others. Stephen was enthused by Entomology and specialized in it and graduated from the learned portals of the University in 1996.[2]
After post-graduate studies at Department of Zoology,[2] Osmania University[17] where he received a gold medal in Zoology, he cleared the Union Public Service Commission entrance and opted for IPS and underwent training at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.[9]
Career
editRaveendra's initial posting was in Warangal District where he was groomed[19] by Damodar Gautam Sawang, the then Deputy Inspector General of Police, Warangal Range.[20] Incidentally, Noel Swaranjit Sen happened to be the Director General and Inspector General of Police of Andhra Pradesh when Raveendra was in Warangal District.[21] The colleagueship of Swaranjit-Sawang-Stephen[22] helped in containing the terrorist tactics of Naxalites.
In the past, sometime in 2019, it was indicated that Stephen Raveendra has been tipped[23] to be the new Intelligence Chief of Andhra Pradesh w.e.f 30 May.[24] Moves by the incumbent Chief Minister, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy to his neighbouring counterpart, K. Chandrashekar Rao point towards this direction and steps seem to have been made at the Centre to quickly move the files and get the Officer on deputation from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh.[25]
Achievements
editSo far in Raveendra's career he has encountered Naxalism[26] (as SP-in-Warangal), Factionalism[27] (as SP-in-Anantapur), Corruption[28] (as SP-in-Karimnagar), Regionalism[29] (as DCP-in-East Zone) and eradicated drugs from Hyderabad city.[30] (as DCP-in-West Zone)
The areas under the jurisdiction of West Zone are in the news due to frequent arrests of persons possessing drugs.[31] The problem of drugs is under current debate so much that the former Commissioner of Police, A. K. Khan, even addressed a seminar conducted at the Centre for Economic Studies in Hyderabad on the topic "War on Drugs"[32] where Officer Raveendra was also present .Mr.Raveendra in a dare-devil act of self-less courage saved the lives of 61 patients who were trapped in a fire accident[33] in a hospital for which he was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister's Life saving Medal. Likewise, he was awarded Gallantry medal for high-risk anti-extremist operations.
Parallels may be drawn between the colleagueship of Commissioner of Police A. K. Khan and Deputy Commissioner of Police Raveendra to Mumbai's then Commissioner of Police Julio Francis Ribeiro and Deputy Commissioner of Police Y. C. Pawar who also waged a war on drugs during their tenures in the mid eighties.[34]
References
edit- ^ Government of India
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Indian Police Service Executive Records[permanent dead link]
- ^ Telangana Police. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fulltime chiefs for ACB, CID, Telangana Today, 24 March 2017
- ^ IPS Executive Record Sheet, M. Stephen Raveendra[permanent dead link]
- ^ List of Awardees of Gallantry Medals on Independence Day 2005
- ^ 3 HYDERABAD COPS TO GET PM MEDAL FOR BRAVERY, Siasat Daily, 24 January 2016.[2]
- ^ Two from Telangana get President’s medal, Times of India, 26 January 2016.[3]
- ^ a b c d National Police Academy, Hyderabad – IPS Directory. "Sardar vallabhbhai patel national police academy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2010.. Internet, accessed 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Cyberabad CP Stephen Raveendra's father passes away, Deccan Chronicle, October 26, 2023 [4]
- ^ The Statesman, 12 December 2023
- ^ a b c d "Sajjanar transferred; Stephen Raveendra is new Cyberabad Commissioner". 25 August 2021.
- ^ Hyderabad City Police Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ News Report on Transfers of IPS Officers
- ^ a b United Service Institution, New Delhi.[5]
- ^ a b c d e Maju Kuriakose, Reachout, November 2000
- ^ St. Paul's High School Alumni. [6]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.
- ^ Damodar Gautam Sawang was Deputy Inspector General, Warangal Range [7]
- ^ United Nations Mission in Liberia. [8]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.
- ^ Cf. Wikipedia article on Noel Swaranjit Sen
- ^ Cf. Articles on Naxalism in Warangal District found on the web during the period 1999–2006 during Raveendra's posting in Warangal District
- ^ Stephen Ravindra to Appoint As AP New Intelligence Chief, 27 May 2019.[9]
- ^ Mahesh Buddi, Telangana IG Stephen set to be Intel chief of AP, to start work on May 30, Times News Network, 28 May 2019.[10]
- ^ Yanadi Reddy, IG Stephen Raveendra reportedly to be the new Intelligence Chief of Andhra Pradesh in Hans News Service, 27 May 2019.[11]
- ^ Times of India, 16 September 2006.[12]. Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ The Hindu, 25 March 2008.[13] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ The Hindu, 31 July 2009. See last paragraph on pressure from ruling political party on transfers.[14] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ a b Times of India, 19 January 2010. [15]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.
- ^ Times of India, 24 July 2011.[16] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ Zee News 24, 21 August 2010. [17] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ Siasat 3 July 2011. [18] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ Bharat Kumar, What are some of the stories depicting positive image of the police in India?[19]
- ^ Mid Day, 30 July 2010. Julio Ribeiro and Y. C. Pawar waged a war on ganglords who were also involved in drug trafficking. [20] Internet, accessed 25 July 2011.
- ^ 9 IPS officers promoted in Telangana, Times of India, 24 February 2024
- ^ a b "20 IPS officers transferred in Telangana in yet another reshuffle". The Hindu. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Major shakeup of IPS officers in Telangana: CV Anand, Stephen Ravindra get additional tasks". 4 January 2023.
- ^ The Hindu, Posted in-charge DIG, Hyderabad Range, 6 December 2021
- ^ Telangana IPS officers transferred, The Hindu, 24 March 2017
- ^ Cyberabad gets two commissioners, Times of India, 28 June 2016.[21]
- ^ a b c Rejig of Hyderabad police officers, Deccan Chronicle, 28 June 2016
- ^ IPS Transfers
- ^ a b c Chief Minister reshuffles 43 IPS officers, posts new Home Secretary in The Hindu, 20 November 2012, Hyderabad.[22]
- ^ Deccan Chronicle, 28 June 2016
- ^ The Hindu, Stephen Ravindra new Karimnagar SP, 26 June 2009
- ^ Sivasankar Reddy takes charge as Nalgonda SP in The Hindu, Nalgonda, 11 June 2011.[23]
- ^ The Hindu, 26 June 2009. [24]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.
- ^ The Hindu, 31 July 2011. [25]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.
- ^ Times of India, 25 March 2008. [26]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011
- ^ The Hindu, 17 September 2006.[27]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011
- ^ The Hindu, 25 March 2008. [28]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011.
- ^ Warangal District Police – Leaders.[29]. Internet, accessed 20 July 2011
- ^ Peoples War in India Clippings 6/1/2015
- ^ The Hindu, 27 December 2004. [30]. Internet, accessed 21 July 2011