K. S. Vyas
Kota Srinivas Vyas | |
|---|---|
 K. S. Vyas bust in Vijayawada | |
| Born | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 27 January 1993 |
| Cause of death | Assassination by shooting |
| Occupation | IPS Officer |
| Spouse | Kota Aruna |
Kota Srinivas Vyas was an Andhra Pradesh Cadre Indian Police Service officer of the 1974 batch. He is known for founding the Greyhounds police unit.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1989, he founded the elite Greyhounds.[1]
Death
[edit]K. S. Vyas was high on Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War's hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.[2]
On 27 January 1993, Kota was killed in a surprise attack by Mohammed Nayeemuddin and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad.[3][4][5] GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot Mohammed Nayeemuddin to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.[6][7]
A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.[8][citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Andhra model". India Today. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot". 28 February 1993.
- ^ "Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands". The New Indian Express. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Vyas remembered for uprightness". The Hindu. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost". firstpost.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas". Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas". The Hindu. 21 April 2011.