Former Director IB Dineshwar Sharma dies today. A Kerala Cadre IPS Officer, Sharma joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1979. He was also 25th Director Intelligence Bearua in 2014.
During his service, Sharma handled a number of assignments including counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.
He was also appointed an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir in 2017. In this role, he held dialogues with the elected representatives, various organisations and concerned individuals in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sharma was awarded the prestigious Indian Police Medal for meritorious service in 1997 followed by the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003.
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