L. Revanasiddaiah is a former Indian Police officer from Karnataka belonging to the Indian Police Service, 1965 batch. He served as the Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka and was also the Additional Director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was also the Commissioner of Bangalore City Police from 14-04-1997 to 18-11-1999.[1] He was responsible for the introduction of the Police patrolling units, Hoysala, and also Makkala Sahayavani and Vanitha Sahayavani, the children's and women's helplines respectively. He is currently the president of the Foundation for the Restoration of Human Dignity(FORHD), an NGO into the service of the distressed children and women belonging to the families of convicts.[2][3] Revanasiddaiah is the recipient of the Chief Ministers Gold Medal for excellence in Investigation in 1980, President’s Gold Medal for meritorious service, and President’s Medal for Distinguished Service in 1984.[4]
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- ^ "Past Commissioners of Bangalore City Policy". Bangalore City Police Commissionerate. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "About L. Revanasiddaiah". Siddaganga Public School. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "A family for life". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "About L. Revanasiddaiah". Siddaganga Public School. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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