Dhanushkodi Sivanandhan

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D. Sivanandhan is the former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, promoted as part of the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He is one of India's most well-known and highly regarded Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. His career spanned multiple high-profile postings over 35 years and he is known for his use of strategy and intelligence to uphold the rule of law. He served as an active member of the special task force headed by Mr. Naresh Chandra IAS, former Cabinet Secretary, in the National Security Council Secretariat, he helped in restructuring India's internal and external security provisions in 2012. During his tenure as joint CP Crime Mumbai (1998–2001), he was responsible for neutralising the nefarious activities of underworld headed by notorious criminals like Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Rajan, Arun Gawli and others. He used the power of detention of criminals (1600), mopping up of illegal weapons (2500) and electronic intelligence gathering system. He also helped making a new law called...

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