Ex-TN DGP who arrested Indira over graft dies

CHENNAI: Former Tamil Nadu DGP V R Lakshminarayanan, who arrested the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in a corruption case, died here on Sunday following brief illness, family sources said . He was 91 and is survived by a son and two daughters.
Lakshminarayanan, fondly known as VRL, was a 1951 batch IPS officer. He began his career as an assistant superintendent of police in Madurai and then rose to become the joint director of Ce-ntral Bureau of Investigation .
Lakshminarayanan had worked under various Prime Ministers including late Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, Morarji Desai. He had also arrested the late Indira Gandhi in 1977 in a graft case.
Lakshminarayanan retired in 1985 as a DGP. Tamil Nadu. His younger daughter Rama Narayanan said her father passed away around 2am on Sunday at his residence here.
Rama Narayanan hailed her father as a hero who was able to dedicate time for the family and also to the public service. "His life is unique. Because, usually, a public figure will not be able to devote time and energy to their family... But Appa (father), had a unique way of being a hero within his family as well as a stalwart in public service", she said. The last rites would be performed on June 25.
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1. ^{^} Indira Gandhi (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Madurai (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} Morarji Desai (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
4. ^{^} Rama Narayanan (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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