K. C. Verma
Krishan Chander Verma | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of R&AW | |
| In office 31 January 2009 – 30 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chaturvedi |
| Succeeded by | Sanjeev Tripathi |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
Krishan Chander Verma (born 30 March 1949)[1] was the Director of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), the external intelligence agency of India, his official designation was Secretary (R).[2][3] He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer. He belongs to the 1971 Jharkhand IPS cadre.[4] He started his career at the Intelligence Bureau, was appointed as head of the Narcotics Control Bureau in 2005,[5] and was later elevated to the position of Secretary (Security) and also served as Internal Security Adviser to Home Minister.[6] He was laterally transferred to head R&AW after Ashok Chaturvedi retired from the post on 31 January 2009. One of the major challenges for K. C. Verma had been professionalise and streamline the agency, which had been in news in recent times for various scandals and controversies.[7]
Verma was scheduled to superannuate on 31 January 2011, whereas his second-in-command, Sanjeev Tripathi was due to retire on 31 December 2010. Verma had relinquished charge of Secretary (R) on 30 December 2010[8] on voluntary retirement, to allow Tripathi to take over, under an informal government promise to post him as Chairman, NTRO, because of Tripathi's influential lobby (his father-in-law being Gauri Shankar Bajpai, former R&AW chief);[9] but the government did not post Verma to NTRO.[10] Subsequently, P. Vijay Kumar was made NTRO chief.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ The Civil List of Indian Police Service, Vol. 30, 1986, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, page 9
- ^ "K C Verma Moves in as New Chief of RAW". news.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Manish Tiwari, Fiasco on Flight 334, Hindustan Times, page 2, 12 July 2009
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "K C Verma to be new RAW chief". Indianexpress.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "K.C. Verma to be new RAW chief". Thaindian.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Can its new chief turn R&AW around?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Appointments by ACC, Press Information Bureau, 28 December 2010, archived copy
- ^ It’s spy vs spy for top RAW job, The Tribune, 29 November 2010
- ^ Important RAW wing is headless for months, The Sunday Guardian, 30 January 2011
- ^ PV Kumar named NTRO chief, DNA India, 1 April 2011