Walter Devaram

Walter Isaac Davaram
Born (1939-07-20) 20 July 1939 (age 85)
Neyyoor, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Alma materMadras Christian College, Annamalai University
OccupationIndian 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.

He was a former Army officer before he sat for the IPS wherein he stood first in the order of merit. 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.[2] He also served as the vice chairman of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.[3] He retired from service on 31 July 1997.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b G. Veeraraghavan, I.P.S. vs State Of Tamil Nadu And Anr. on 15 April, 1999 Indian Kanoon
  2. ^ "SC grills govts on Veerappan". Tribune India. 18 October 2000.
  3. ^ "Star attraction at sports event". The Hindu. 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.


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