Rajesh Das, a 1989-batch Tamil Nadu Police Service (IPS) cadre officer, was sentenced to three years in jail in June 2023 for sexually harassing a junior female IPS officer .
Wiki/Biography
Rajesh Das was born on Tuesday, December 31, 1963, in Orissa (then Odisha), India (age 59; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He obtained his M.A. and M.Phil before joining the Indian Police Service (IPS). He passed the UPSC CSE examination in 1989 and was appointed as IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre on August 19, 1990.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 85kg
Hair color: salt and pepper (partly bald)
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name was Pranabandhu Das.
wife and children
He married Beela Rajesh in 1992, who became an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in 1997. The couple has two daughters named Pinky and Preethu.
Rajesh Das (far right) with his wife Beela Rajesh (far left) and daughters
Profession
He has held many important posts throughout his career such as Commander, Tamil Nadu Special Police Battalion 2, Avadi, SP, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, Chennai, SP, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu Inspector General of Police, Coastal Security Group, Nadu, Inspector General of Police, Southern District of TN, Director General of Police, Chennai Suburban, Inspector General of Police, Tamil Nadu Coast Security Group, Additional Inspector General of Police, SJ and HRD 2017, DGP Enforcement 2020 Departmental and Special Inspector General in 2021, he was posted in the Tamil Nadu Police (Law and Order) before being suspended for allegedly harassing a junior female IPS officer in February 2021.
Rajesh Das during his tenure as IPS
dispute
Harassment of junior female IPS officer
In February 2021, he served as a member of the security team of the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami of the AIADMK party. On February 21, 2021, when he was appointed as Special DGP and traveling to Ulundurpet district in his official car, he harassed the junior female IPS officer who was traveling in the car with him. The victim filed an FIR with CBCID-North in Villupuram district alleging violation of Sections 354A(2), 341, 506(1) of IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998 Provisions. Later, a committee was formed to investigate the allegations and found them to be true. The victim also wrote the name of the Superintendent of Police, Chengalpet, D Kannan to stop her from filing a complaint. After two years of hearings, on June 16, 2023, Villupuram Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) M Pushparani convicted Rajesh Das of sexual harassment under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 2002 》Convict him. He was fined on two counts of Rs 10,000 each and sentenced to two concurrent sentences of three years’ imprisonment. Rajesh was subsequently granted bail and appealed.
Rajesh Das heads to court for hearing
Facts/Trivia
- He is said to be close to AIADMK CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who believes that Rajesh will help him win the election; however, DMK supremo MK Stalin announced his disapproval of Rajesh while campaigning for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections Conduct rigorous investigation.
- During his tenure as DGP, he was associated with many social work organizations.
Rajesh Das (IPS) (left) during cultural program
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education