Ashwani Kumar (police officer)
Governor of Nagaland
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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]
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byNikhil Kumar
Succeeded byKrishan Kant Paul
Chief MinisterOkram Ibobi Singh
Ashwani Kumar | |
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Kumar in 2009 | |
| Governor of Nagaland | |
| In office 21 March 2013 – 27 June 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Neiphiu Rio |
| Preceded by | Nikhil Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Krishan Kant Paul |
| Governor of Manipur | |
| In office 29 July 2013 – 23 December 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Okram Ibobi Singh |
| Preceded by | Gurbachan Jagat |
| Succeeded by | Vinod Duggal |
| Director of Central Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office 2 August 2008 – 30 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Shankar |
| Succeeded by | A P Singh |
| Director General of Police of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office August 2006 – July 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1950 |
| Died | 7 October 2020 (aged 69) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Chandak A. K. |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Alma mater | Himachal Pradesh University, National Defence College, Rashtriya Indian Military College |
| Website | nagaland |
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]
Kumar with Minister of Defence (India) Shri Rajnath Singh in 2014
Kumar meets Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in 2014.
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