R. K. Raghavan

R. K. Raghavan
Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus
In office
1 November 2017 (2017-11-01) – 31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
Director of Central Bureau of Investigation
In office
4 January 1999 (1999-01-04) – 1 April 2001 (2001-04-01)
Preceded byT. N. Mishra (acting)
Succeeded byP. C. Sharma
Personal details
Born
Raghava Krishnaswamy Raghavan

(1941-04-03) 3 April 1941 (age 83)
Mylapore, Chennai
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Madras (BSc, MA)
Temple University (MCJ)
Karnatak University (PhD)
OccupationFormer CBI director
Known forSIT head in 2002 Gujarat riots
Awards Police Medal for Meritorious Service
President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service

Raghava Krishnaswami Raghavan is a former Indian police chief and diplomat. He was the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation from 4 January 1999 to 30 April 2001.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He investigated high profile cases such as the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case, the 2000 South Africa cricket match fixing, and the 2002 Gujarat riots.[7][8][9][10]

Raghavan was assisted by Ashok Malhotra, a former CBI Deputy Inspector General, and SIT lawyer R. S. Jamuwar, both "outsiders to Gujarat" in the Gujarat riots case.[11][12] In April 2014, the Supreme Court praised the investigations done by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Raghavan and declined to re-constitute another.[13][14][15] He was appointed as India's High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus on 30 August 2017.[16]

  1. ^ Krishnan, Murali (18 January 1999). "I'm Used To Political Pressure". outlookindia.com.
  2. ^ "Optimism on speedy 2G spectrum scam trial". The Hindu. 15 February 2011.
  3. ^ "The Rediff Interview/Former CBI director R. K. Raghavan". rediff.com.
  4. ^ "The CBI director should not blindly obey or blindly oppose the government". Rediff. 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ "For SIT chief Raghavan, law comes above religion". Rediff. 2 April 2010.
  6. ^ Bhagat, Rasheeda (12 May 2014). "Archana Ramasundaram is right material to become CBI director: RK Raghavan". The Hindu Business Line.
  7. ^ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (14 August 2012). "NGOs, Teesta spiced up Gujarat riot incidents: SIT". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  8. ^ "I stand vindicated, says SIT chief R. K. Raghavan". The Times of India: Economic Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
  9. ^ "I will not allow the victims to be let down". The Hindu. 16 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Full transcript: Stand by my report on no evidence against Modi, says SIT chief RK Raghavan to NDTV". NDTV.com. 10 April 2012.
  11. ^ Dasgupta, Manas (28 March 2010). "Fully satisfied with questioning of Narendra Modi, says SIT chief". The Hindu.
  12. ^ "Most of the other cricketers and officials cooperated with us: R. K. Raghavan". India Today.
  13. ^ "Gujarat riots: SC praises SIT probe". Deccan Chronicle. 4 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Supreme Court junks PIL seeking reconstitution of SIT probing Gujarat riots". The Indian Express. 11 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Gujarat riots: SC refuses plea questioning SIT clean chit to Narendra Modi". Zee News. 11 April 2014.
  16. ^ "RK Raghavan Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus". indianexpress.com. indian express. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.