Ashwani Kumar (police officer)

Ashwani Kumar
Kumar at Nagaland's Golden Jubilee
Governor of Nagaland
In office
21 March 2013 – 27 June 2014
Preceded byNikhil Kumar
Succeeded byKrishan Kant Paul
Governor of Manipur
In office
29 July 2013 – 23 December 2013
Preceded byGurbachan Jagat
Succeeded byVinod Duggal
Director, Central Bureau of Investigation
In office
2 August 2008 – 30 November 2010
Preceded byVijay Shankar
Succeeded byA P Singh
DGP, Himachal Pradesh
In office
August 2006 – July 2008
Personal details
Born(1950-11-15)15 November 1950
Nahan, Himachal Pradesh[citation needed]
Died7 October 2020(2020-10-07) (aged 69)
Brockhurst, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
SpouseChandak A.K.
Children1[1]
Alma materHimachal Pradesh University, National Defence College, Rashtriya Indian Military College
Websitenagaland.nic.in/functionaries/rajbhavan/governor.htm

Ashwani Kumar (15 November 1950 – 7 October 2020) was a 1973-Batch IPS officer who served as Governor of the Indian state of Nagaland,[2] and briefly as Governor of Manipur during 2013.[3]

He was the DGP of Himachal Pradesh from August 2006 - July 2008[4] and;

He had served the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) as its deputy inspector general when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister of India.[5]

Ashwani handled and or investigated an Amit Shan and Shorabuddin Sheikh investigation.

He was the Director of CBI between 2 August 2008 to 30 November 2010.[6][7]

Ashwani Kumar died in the evening on the 7 of October 2020 in Brockhurst in Shimla due to suicide by hanging.[8]

  1. ^ "Life well-spent, according to spiritual values: Former CBI Director". realnewslive.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. my son Abhishek
  2. ^ "Ex-CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed Nagaland Governor, S C Jamir in Odisha : North, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. A 1963-batch IPS officer, 72-year-old Kumar was appointed as Governor of Nagaland
  3. ^ "Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur". thehindu.com. 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013. Ashwani Kumar, the Governor of Nagaland was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on Monday in a simple but impressive function at Raj Bhavan.
  4. ^ "Himachal DGP Ashwani Kumar is new CBI Director". The Times of India. 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Kumar, a 1973 batch IPS officer who is now the DGP of Himachal Pradesh,
  5. ^ "DIG". Outlook India.
  6. ^ "Central Bureau Of Investigation". cbi.nic.in. 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Shri Ashwani Kumar 02/08/08-30/11/10
  7. ^ Chauhan, Neeraj (2010). "CBI chief Ashwani Kumar gets 4-month extension - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 June 2013. Kumar had been appointed to the post on August 2, 2008
  8. ^ "Be happy, wrote ex-CBI chief Ashwani Kumar before death by suicide". Hindustan Times. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2022.