K. S. Vyas

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]

This is a Telugu name; the family name is Kota.
Kota Srinivas Vyas
K. S. Vyas bust in Vijayawada
Born
India
Died(1993-01-27)January 27, 1993
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
(now in Telangana, India)
Cause of deathAssassination by shooting
OccupationIPS Officer
Spouse(s)Kota Aruna

Personal life

In 1976, Kota married a woman named Aruna who was an author, literary speaker and translator of books by Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam from Sanskrit to Telugu.

Career

K. S. Vyas was the first superintendent of police for the Vijayawada Urban district, which was formed in 1983. He became a cult figure among youths in the State wanting to join the police force.

Kota successfully dealt with Vijayawada rowdy menaces in the 1980s. He was the first police officer to arrest the goons. This incident was a sensation at that time and instantly made him a superhero.

In 1989, he founded the elite Greyhounds[1] police unit for anti-Naxal Communist operations and also founded the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) that provided intelligence support on the subject. He became joint director of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA).

Death

K. S. Vyas was high on PWG'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 lost his life 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 Stadium in 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]

References
  1. "Andhra model". India Today. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/banned-naxalite-group-catches-andhra-pradesh-authorities-on-the-wrong-foot/1/301751.html
  3. "Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. "Vyas remembered for uprightness". The Hindu. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Three-acquitted-in-DIG-Vyas-murder-case/articleshow/3739069.cms
  6. "Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost". firstpost.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. "Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas". deccanchronicle.com/. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/row-over-naming-of-police-building-after-ks-vyas/article1714327.ece
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