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Ravada Chandrasekhar Biography

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Hometown: Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
Father: Ravada Venkita Rao
Marital Status: Married

Ravada Chandrasekhar

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Full NameRavada A Chandrasekhar
ProfessionIPS Officer
Physical Stats
Eye ColourGrey
Hair ColourBlack
IPS
CadreKerala
Batch1991
Personal Life
BirthplaceGodavari, Andhra Pradesh
NationalityIndian
HometownGodavari, Andhra Pradesh
ReligionHinduism
ControversyKoothuparamba Police Firing (1994)

In 1994, when he was posted as the ASP of Kerala, he led a police operation in Kannur where police opened fire on DYFI protesters for blocking the convoy of Minister M.V. Raghavan. Chandrasekhar, along with other police men, was charged for five deaths and several injuries. [1]Onmanorama
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
ParentsFather- Ravada Venkita Rao (farmer)
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)2,25,000 pm

Ravada Chandrasekhar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ravada Chandrasekhar

  • In November 1994, some protestors from Democratic Youth Federation of India organised a protest against the self-financing education policy of the United Democratic Front (UDF) government in Thalassery, Kerala.
  • The protestors stopped the convoy of Minister M. V. Raghavan .
  • Ravada Chandrasekhar was then posted as the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Thalassery, Kerala.

    An old picture of Ravada Chandrasekhar

    An old picture of Ravada Chandrasekhar

  • He led a police operation to control the crowd and used tear gas and a lathi-charge, but it did not work.
  • Then the police received open fire orders from the Executive Magistrate and the DIG.
  • The police open fired near the Koothuparamba Town Hall and near the police station.
  • Reportedly, some protestors named KK Rajeevan, KV Roshan, Madhu, Shibulal, and Babu were killed in open firing, and six others were injured.

    A photograph from the Koothuparamba firing

    A photograph from the Koothuparamba firing

  • One of the activists, Pushpan, got paralysed after firing and remained bedridden, He died in 2024.
  • In 1997, a judicial inquiry claimed that the police firing was not justified.

    Newspaper clippings related to Koothuparamba firing

    Newspaper clippings related to the Koothuparamba firing

  • The court charged Ravada Chandrasekhar and five other police officers for murder, attempt to murder, and conspiracy.
  • He then served as the DIG of Thrissur and Kochi.
  • Ravada Chandrasekhar has served as the Commissioner of Police in Thiruvananthapuram.
  • He has served as the SP of Wayanad, Malappuram, Ernakulam, and Palakkad.
  • The Kerala High Court released him from all allegations against him in 2012.

  • In June 2025, Ravada Chandrasekhar was appointed as the DGP of Kerala.

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