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Ravi Joseph Lokku

Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS, USP PMMS PPMDS[6] (born 10 August 1966) is the present Additional Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development, New Delhi. He is also on the Executive Council[7] of Rashtriya Raksha University, New Delhi.

Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS[2]
Born
Ravi Kumar Lokku[4][5]

(1966-08-10) 10 August 1966 (age 58)
Kurnool,[2] Andhra Pradesh
EducationB.Sc.,[1] M.A., Postgraduate diploma in International Humanitarian Law
Police career
Indian Police ServiceUttar Pradesh Cadre
Service years4 September 1995[1] -Present
StatusAdditional Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development
Rank Additional Director General of Police
Badge no.19951075 of 1995 batch (48 Regular Recruit)
Awards

Joseph is a nationally known Police Officer, having served in Central Detective Training Institute,[5] Border Security Force,[8] National Disaster Response Force,[9] Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards.[10] Owing allegiance to the Uttar Pradesh Police Cadre (1995 batch), he served in strategic positions across Uttar Pradesh for nearly three decades (1995 to 2023).

At the 8th National Conference of Heads of Prisons of all States and Union Territories held in the port city of Visakhapatnam on 11 and 12 September 2023,[11] he liaised with Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS of the Andhra Pradesh Police to jointly conduct the programme. He also addressed[12] the delegates in the presence of his Director, Balaji Srivastav, IPS of the Bureau of Police Research and Development, New Delhi

Early life and education

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Ravi Joseph was born in Kurnool[2] Town in Andhra Pradesh,[1]. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree.[1] He also pursued a postgraduate degree leading to M.A..[2] In addition, Ravi also has a Postgraduate diploma in International Humanitarian Law.[2]

Career

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After getting selected to the Union Public Service Commission, Ravi Joseph began his training as an Indian Police Service Probationer of 1995 batch[2][13] (48 Regular Recruit[13]) at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussorie and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad. During the years' 1994–1995, he was in Hyderabad, training under the successive Directorships of Sankar Sen, IPS and A. P. Durai, IPS.[13]

The first decade: 1995-2004

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In 2002 Joseph was Principal of Central Detective Training School, Hyderabad.[5]

The second decade: 2005-2014

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In the year 2010,[14] Joseph was Superintendent of Police, Ghaziabad. In 2011, he was Deputy Inspector General,[4] Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary, Lucknow.[4] The following year in 2012, he moved to Allahabad.[15] At an event hosted by the century-old Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad in 2012 on the theme Vocationalisation of Secondary Education, he was invited as Chief Guest and shared dais along with Prof. Harikesh Singh of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration.[15]

In early 2013, he moved to the Border Security Force, Ferozepur.[16] He was noted to have been tough on border intrusions during his tenure at the Western Command, Punjab Frontier, Ferozepur Sector.[8][17]

During the 2014 Indian general election in Bihar, Joseph was Police Observer in Assembly Constituencies of Sultanganj, Amarpur, Dhoraiya, Banka, Katoria, and Belhar.[18]

The third decade: 2015-2024

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Continuing his stint at the BSF, Joseph was elevated to the rank of Inspector General in June 2016.[9]

In April 2017,[9] Joseph became Inspector General[19] of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).[20] When Cyclone Ockhi struck parts of India in December 2017, Joseph was already at the helm of NDRF. He deposed before a Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the impact of the cyclone on fisherfolk and the damage caused by it.[21] In 2018, he spoke on the role of NDRF to earthquakes at the India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction.[20] During this period from 31 December 2018 to 1 March 2019, he also held the additional charge of Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards.[10] In May 2019 Cyclone Fani made its landfall in Odisha.[22] Joseph reported that NDRF was making efforts to prevent human loss and restore normalcy.[23]

By early 2019[10] Joseph completed his deputation and returned to his parent cadre in Uttar Pradesh. The same year in August 2019,[24] he became Inspector General, Security of Uttar Pradesh Police.[25] In March 2020, Joseph became General Staff Officer[26] to Director General of Police in Uttar Pradesh, Mukul Goel, IPS.[27] During the 2021 elections in India, Joseph was named as Police Observer by the Election Commission of India.[28]

In March 2022,[29] he was transferred to Vigilance.[30] In April 2022,[31] he was made Additional Director General of Police Training College, Moradabad,[1] a position he held until March 2023.[32]

On 21 March 2023, he was sent on central deputation to New Delhi[33] to the Bureau of Police Research and Development, where he is expected to serve until his superannuation.[33] In April 2024, he was promoted as Additional Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development.[34]

Joseph is also a Police Observer[35] for the 2024 Indian general election in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency.[36]

Awards and medals

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Ravi Joseph won many medals, these include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Indian Police Service Service List (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Ravi Joseph Lokku". Uttar Pradesh Police. Government of Uttar Pradesh. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Police Medal for Meritorious Service Independence Day 2011" (PDF) (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "The Gazette of India, 2011, No. 266" (Press release). New Delhi: Department of Printing. Government of India. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c The Civil list of Indian Police Service. New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2002. p. 441. ISSN 0536-9479.
  6. ^ "President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Republic Day 2021" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs. Government of India. 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Executive Council". Rashtriya Raksha University. RRU. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b Monga, Harish K. (19 March 2013). "BSF kills smuggler in encounter, recovers Rs.50 crore heroin on Indo-Pak border". City Air News. Ludhiana. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Joseph will be IG, NDRF". Indian Mandarins. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Directorate General - Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards". DGFSCDHG. Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  11. ^ Potnuru, Vasu (12 September 2023). "Govt improving amenities at Central jails: Vanitha". Hans India. Visakhapatnam. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. ^ Devalla, Rani (12 September 2023). "Governor stresses on use of technology in correctional administration". Hans India. Andhra pradesh. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Memories/Alumni Gallery". SVPNPA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024. SVPNPA
  14. ^ "Police raid Mukhtar Ansari's dens, four gang members arrested". The Indian Express. Lucknow. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Two-day seminar on secondary education to start from today". The Times of India. Allahabad. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  16. ^ Indian Police Service (IPS) - Civil List 2014 (Report). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ^ "DG BSF rewards Ferozepur Sector". The Business Standard. Ferozepur. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  18. ^ "List of Deployed Police Observers, Bihar, 2014" (Press release). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Editorial Advisory Board" (PDF). The Saviour. New Delhi: NDRF India. April–June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Proceedings: India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018" (PDF). National Institute of Disaster Management. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  21. ^ "The Cyclone Ockhi-Its Impact on Fishermen and damage caused by it" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha. Parliament of India. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  22. ^ Bisoyi, Sujit Kumar (3 May 2019). "Cyclone Fani: Odisha seeks 20 more units of NDRF teams for relief and rescue operations". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  23. ^ Mirror Now [@MirrorNow] (3 May 2019). "Cyclone Fani - Ravi Joseph Lokku (IPS), NDRF, gives a sense of the situation on the ground in Odisha & other affected states" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Ravi Joseph Lokku IPS transferred as IG- Security, UP". Indian Bureaucracy. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  25. ^ "UP Government transfers 12 IPS officers". The Week. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  26. ^ "UP: Rampur SP among 11 IPS officers moved out". The New Indian Express. Lucknow. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Yogi reviews Up law and order, shuffles 15 IPS Officers" (Press release). Economic Times. ET Government. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  28. ^ "After babus, now EC names 24 IPS officers for 5 states" (PDF). First India. Lucknow. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  29. ^ Yadav, Ishika (15 March 2022). "'UP Police demoralised...': Akhilesh slams Yogi Adityanath over DGP's removal" (Press release). Lucknow: Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  30. ^ "9 IPS Officers transferred" (PDF). The Pioneer. Lucknow. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  31. ^ "Nine senior IPS Officers get new assignments in UP". Whispers in the Corridors. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  32. ^ "UP: Three IPS Officers shifted". Indian Mandarins. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  33. ^ a b "Appointment of Sri Ravi Joseph Lokku, IPS (UP:1995) as Inspector-General in BPR&D on deputation basis" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs. Government of India. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  34. ^ "IPS Ravi Joseph promoted as ADG, BPR&D". Indian Masterminds. Indian Masterminds Bureau. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  35. ^ "ECI appoints Police Observer for ANI Parliamentary Constituency" (PDF). The Daily Telegrams. Port Blair. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  36. ^ "Report on General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands" (PDF) (Press release). Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Chief Electoral Officer. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

Further reading

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Police appointments
Preceded by
Anupama Nilekar Chandra, IPS
 Additional Director,
Bureau of Police Research and Development,
New Delhi
21 March 2023 to present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Sanjay Kumar, IPS
 Director General (Additional Charge),
Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards,
New Delhi
31 December 2018 to 1 March 2019 		Succeeded by
S. N. Pradhan, IPS


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