Radhavinod Raju | |
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Born |
Kochi, Kerala |
July 27, 1949
Died | June 21, 2012 Kochi, Kerala |
(aged 62)
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Maharaja's College |
Occupation | IPS Officer |
Radhavinod Raju (Malayalam: രാധാവിനോദ് രാജു 27 July 1949 – 21 June 2012) was a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He joined the police service in 1975 as Jammu and Kashmir cadre batch.
Radhavinod Raju was born in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala. His father R.S. Raju was a post master in Fort Kochi. He is survived by his wife Achamma and two daughters Sindhoo and Renu. His nephew is Music director/Actor Siddharth Vipin
He got MSc in Physics from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Kerala. He entered into Indian Police Service when he was working as an Officer in Bank of India, Goa.
His first appointment as Superintendent of police in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir. Then he joined SP in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ernakulam. After that he served as DIG in Jammu and Kashmir.
On 19 January 2009, he was appointed as the first chief of India's National Investigation Agency. Before that he held the post of Director General of vigilance department of Jammu and Kashmir.