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| ⚫ | IntheFIRfiledby the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]], RB Sreekumar was one of the 18 accused named in the case.Sreekumar was on deputation to [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]] when the espionage case against [[Nambi Narayanan|Narayanan]] was started. While he had denied any link with the case, Narayanan had named him as one of the conspirators. | ||
| ⚫ | Sreekumar filed a defamation cases against [[Nambi Narayanan]], along with BJP leaders Modi, [[Rajnath Singh]] and [[Meenakshi Lekhi]], for trying to malign his name using false allegations about the ISRO spy case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/modi-asked-me-to-tap-vaghelas-phone-i-refused-sreekumar/1196815/0|title=Modi has a snooping habit, I was told to tap Vaghela: Sreekumar|date=19 November 2013|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> Sreekumar further contended in that petition that he was Additional Director of Intelligence when Nambi Narayanan was arrested, and had no direct role in the criminal proceedings against him, which is supported by the Central Bureau of Investigation report of 2000 during Vajpayee government. And yet, Sreekumar contended, [[Nambi Narayanan]] alleged of torture etc.{{cn|date=June 2022}} Sreekumar or his counsels did not appear for the hearing and the case was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/court-dismisses-defamation-plea-of-ex-ips-officer-against-narendra-modi-in-1994-isro-spying-case/|title=Court dismisses defamation plea of ex-IPS officer against Narendra Modi|date=4 March 2014|work=Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Sreekumar filed a defamation cases against [[Nambi Narayanan]], along with BJP leaders Modi, [[Rajnath Singh]] and [[Meenakshi Lekhi]], for trying to malign his name using false allegations about the ISRO spy case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/modi-asked-me-to-tap-vaghelas-phone-i-refused-sreekumar/1196815/0|title=Modi has a snooping habit, I was told to tap Vaghela: Sreekumar|date=19 November 2013|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> Sreekumar further contended in that petition that he was Additional Director of Intelligence when Nambi Narayanan was arrested, and had no direct role in the criminal proceedings against him, which is supported by the Central Bureau of Investigation report of 2000 during Vajpayee government. And yet, Sreekumar contended, [[Nambi Narayanan]] alleged of torture etc.{{cn|date=June 2022}} Sreekumar or his counsels did not appear for the hearing and the case was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/court-dismisses-defamation-plea-of-ex-ips-officer-against-narendra-modi-in-1994-isro-spying-case/|title=Court dismisses defamation plea of ex-IPS officer against Narendra Modi|date=4 March 2014|work=Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
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R.B. Sreekumar | |
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| Born | (1947-02-12)12 February 1947 |
| Occupation | Ex-Indian Police Service Officer |
| Known for | Policing during2002 Gujarat riots |
R.B. Sreekumar is a formerGujarat State Director-General of Police.
Sreekumar, a native ofTrivandrum District,Kerala, was born on 1947 February 12.Sreekumar completed his schooling and postgraduation in Thiruvanthapuram.He is currently a member ofArvind Kejriwal'sAam Aadmi Party .[1]A 1971 batchIndian Police Service (IPS) officer, Sreekumar joinedGujarat police forces in 1972 and continued till his retirement in 2007 as additional director general of Police.
Sreekumar wasAdditional Director General of Police in charge of armed unit in Gujarat duringGodhra Incident and was Intelligence DGP immediately after2002 Gujarat riots took place. He is known for the affidavits he filed toNanavati-Mehta Commission and presentation toJames Michael Lyngdoh the thenChief Election Commissioner of India alleging dubious role of law and order in the riots.[2] This led to cancellation of original proposal of early election in the state.[3] In one of the affidavits he annexed transcripts of illegal tutoring by bureaucrats to him in clandestine recordings and asemi-official register maintained during his tenure as DGP - Intelligence apart from other evidences.[4][5]The Times of India newspaper carried an exclusive news item based on his report to the Nanavati-Mehta Commission in which he claimed to have documented the state's connivance at the perpetration of riots. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) that investigated riots, however, found all such claims to be false, which was endorsed by the Supreme Court.[6][7]
Subsequently, he was denied promotion by Gujarat government to the rank of Director General of Police. He took his case to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that gave its ruling in September 2006 in his favour. However, this order was reversed by theGujarat High Court in 2015.[8] He was arrested by the Gujarat Police on 25th June 2022 on the charge of conspiring to falsely implicate innocent persons, after the Supreme Court said in an order dismissing apetition by Zakia Jafri that "it appears to us that a coalesced effort of the disgruntled officials of the State of Gujarat along with others was to create sensation by making revelations which were false to their own knowledge".[9]
In the FIR filed by theCBI, RB Sreekumar was one of the 18 accused named in the case.Sreekumar was on deputation toIB when the espionage case againstNarayanan was started. While he had denied any link with the case, Narayanan had named him as one of the conspirators.
Sreekumar filed a defamation cases againstNambi Narayanan, along with BJP leaders Modi,Rajnath Singh andMeenakshi Lekhi, for trying to malign his name using false allegations about the ISRO spy case.[10] Sreekumar further contended in that petition that he was Additional Director of Intelligence when Nambi Narayanan was arrested, and had no direct role in the criminal proceedings against him, which is supported by the Central Bureau of Investigation report of 2000 during Vajpayee government. And yet, Sreekumar contended,Nambi Narayanan alleged of torture etc.[citation needed] Sreekumar or his counsels did not appear for the hearing and the case was dismissed.[11]
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