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K. Vijay Kumar Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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K. Vijay Kumar Biography

K. Vijay Kumar is one of the most popular and richest Officer who was born on September 15, 1952 in Tamil Nadu, India.

K Vijay Kumar, a 1975-batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre had earlier served in the Kashmir Valley as Inspector General of BSF 1998-2001 when the border guarding force was actively involved in the counter-militancy operations.

Vijay Kumar joined the Indian Police Service on 10 November 1975. He served as Assistant superintendent in Pattukkottai, Trichy and Sembiam. As Superintendent of Police, he served in Dharmapuri from 1982 to 1983 and Salem from 1983 to 1985. He assisted Walter Devaram during this tenure. He Served from 1985 to 1990 in the Elite Special Protection Group (SPG) with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. In 1990 he was posted as the SP of Dindigul district followed by Vellore district in 1991. He dealt with the Bus conductors and drivers strike with a firm hand like a jolly good British officer. In 1991 he along with Sanjay Arora went on to form the Special Security Group (SSG) to provide security to Former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. In 1997 he was posted as the first Inspector General of Police for the South Zone of Tamil Nadu after having handled the caste clashes in the southern districts. He served from 1998 to 2000 as the Inspector General, Border Security Force (BSF) Srinagar during the peak of militancy. He also served as IG(Operations), BSF before being recalled to the state to head the operations to hunt the forest brigand Veerapan. In December 2001 he was appointed Commissioner of Police for Chennai city. The highlight of his career came was when he headed the task force operation, Operation Cocoon in which Veerappan was killed in October 2004.

NameK. Vijay Kumar
First NameLai
Last NameChangxing
OccupationOfficer
BirthdaySeptember 15
Birth Year1952
Place of BirthTamil Nadu
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Birth CountryIndia
Birth SignVirgo
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FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseMeena Vijay Kumar
Children(s)Arjun

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2008, Vijay Kumar was chosen to head the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad. He served as the Director-general of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from 2010 to 2012. In December 2012, the Union government appointed him as Senior Security Adviser in Ministry of Home Affairs in Government of India.

K. Vijay Kumar Net Worth

K. Vijay Kumar is one of the richest Officer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, K. Vijay Kumar's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

K Vijay Kumar, IPS (born 15 September 1952) is a retired IPS officer. He was the Chief of the Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu that was involved in the death of the Veerappan during Operation Cocoon of 2004. He had also been the senior advisor to Home Ministry for the Left Wing Extremism areas. Currently he is the advisor to Governor of Jammu and Kashmir with Home, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Health & Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil Aviation, Estates and Information portfolios . He joined back as senior security adviser in Ministry of Home Affairs in december of 2019.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeOfficer
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HouseLiving in own house.

He was born and grown up in Tamil Nadu. His father Mr. M. Krishnan Nair was a retired Police Officer. He has a bachelor’s and master’s in Law (BL and ML) from Madras University; and an MBA from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). In 2010, he also earned his Master in Business Law degree at National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

In 2013, Kannada film Attahasa, also made as Vana Yuddham in Tamil, based on the life and death of Veerappan, the role of Vijay Kumar was played by Arjun Sarja, and in 2016 the role was essayed by K. S. Sridhar in Killing Veerappan.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Sixty-seven-year-old Vijay Kumar had shot to fame when he headed the Special Task Force (STF) for a long time and strategised operations that culminated in the elimination of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan in October 2004.

In June 2018, K Vijay Kumar, is appointed as adviser to Governor Vohra. Kumar’s in Jammu & Kashmir along with Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam.

Who is K. Vijay Kumar Dating?

According to our records, K. Vijay Kumar married to Meena Vijay Kumar . As of December 1, 2023, K. Vijay Kumar’s is not dating anyone.

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He was appointed as Director General of the world’s largest paramilitary force—the CRPF—after naxals killed 75 personnel in Dantewada in 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Lai Ranked on the list of most popular Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. K. Vijay Kumar celebrates birthday on September 15 of every year.

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