PORTRAIT OF A POLICE OFFICER

Tr.R.Nataraj, I.P.S, DGP Prisons.Tamil Nadu.

He hold a Masters degree in Physics from university of Madras. After joining the Police Service in 1975, he obtained Masters Degree in Public Administration and a Degree in Law. Currently Pursuing PhD in Madras University. In his First Charge as Sub-Divisional Officer in Tirunelveli, a notorious outlaw “Sivalaperi Pandi” who was evading the police for nearly a decade was nabbed by a Special Party under his Command.
He distinguished himself as the Head of the Combined Police Expedition to hot springs in Ladakh in September, 1980.He served as District Superintendent of Police in various districts and held charge as Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch in C.I.D. He hamdled several sensitive cases relating to Terrorism including the bomb blast case in Chennai Airport in 1984.
He was deputed to Government of India in 1986 and served as First Secretary in the Embassy of India, Kathumandu, where he co-ordinate several security related issues. He served as Deputy Inspector General of Police, C.R.P.F from 1994 – 1996 and supervised the Operations of C.R.P.F troops deployed in terrorists affected areas in Jammu & Kashmir and in North East India.
He was Posted as Additional Director General of Police, S.T.F., in December 2001. He evolved a Tribal - Friendly approach as a focal point of overall strategy to nab the Veerappan gang through the willing cooperation of the people in over 400 villages spread over the districts of Nilgris, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Dharmapuri.
He served as Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai from November 2003 to April 2006, when he initiated a scheme to make ‘Chennai City’ the safest and ‘Chennai City Police’ the most efficient. He is presently heading the Prison Department of TamilNadu.
He was awarded President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1993. He was awarded President’s Police Medal for Distingguished Service on the occasion of Independence Day -1999. He was awarded S.T.F Gallantry Medal in 2004. He has maintained professional ethics of a high order.