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K Vijay Kumar, IPS (born 15 September 1952), is a retired IPS officer. He was the chief of the Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu that was involved in the death of the Veerappan during Operation Cocoon of 2004. He had also been the senior advisor to Home Ministry for the Left Wing Extremism areas.
15 Okt 2022 · Decorated police officer K Vijay Kumar, who was credited for eliminating forest brigand Veerappan, has resigned as the senior security advisor in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
25 Feb 2017 · The 65-year-old former STF chief does push-ups on the Marina in Chennai. This is not in his book but Veerappan, India’s most notorious bandit, had K. Vijay Kumar, India’s most famous bandit ...
Mr. K. Vijay Kumar retired IPS officer who served as the Chief of Special Taskforce of Tamil Nadu - the unit behind the encounter of the brigand Veerappan (which is known as Operation Cocoon), talked about the ways in which police force managed the operation without appropriate resources.
28 Ogo 2023 · Vijay Kumar took over the charge of Tamil Nadu STF in 2001 and changed strategy. STF members infiltrated Veerappan's gang. For the first time, Veerappan made the decision to travel outside the forests. It was the strategic moves by Vijay Kumar that culminated in nabbing Veerappan.
6 Jun 2016 · Retired IPS officer K Vijay Kumar is currently writing the nearly 1,000 page book on Veerappan, who had ruled 6,000 sq km forest in three Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for more than two decades, poached over 200 elephants, smuggled ivory worth hundreds of crore of rupees and killed more than 180 people, mostly police and ...
7 Jun 2016 · Retired IPS officer K Vijay Kumar, who led the operation that killed sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, is writing a book on his first-hand experience. The book will reveal details of the operation and the events leading up to Veerappan's death.
