K. S. Vyas

This is a Telugu name; the family name is Kota.

Kota Srinivas Vyas
K. S. Vyas bust in Vijayawada
Born	Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana, India)
Cause of death	Assassination by shooting
Occupation	IPS Officer
Spouse	Kota Aruna

Kota Srinivas Vyas was an Andhra Pradesh Cadre Indian Police Service officer of the 1974 batch. He is known for founding the Greyhounds police unit.^[1]

Career

In 1989, he founded the elite Greyhounds.^[1]

Death

K. S. Vyas was high on Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War's hit list because he was the architect of the elite Greyhounds to be exclusively involved in anti-Naxalite operations in the state. Though he eventually was moved out of anti-Naxalite task force, he was consulted regularly on operations.^[2]

On 27 January 1993, Kota was killed in a surprise attack by Mohammed Nayeemuddin and four other members of the CPI (M-L) People's War Group (PWG) while taking an evening jog at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad.^[3][4][5] GreyHounds commandos subsequently hunted down and shot Mohammed Nayeemuddin to death at the Millenium Township in Shadnagar, 48 km from Hyderabad, on 8 August 2016.^[6][7]

A police complex has been named after Kota in Vijayawada and an annual memorial lecture is given at the APPA.^{[8][citation needed]}

References

1. "Andhra model". India Today. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
2. "Banned Naxalite group catches Andhra Pradesh authorities on the wrong foot". 28 February 1993.
3. "Renegade Naxal had the blood of an IPS officer on his hands". The New Indian Express. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
4. "Vyas remembered for uprightness". The Hindu. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
5. "Three acquitted in DIG Vyas murder case | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 November 2008.
6. "Maoist renegade Nayeem's encounter: AP's Greyhounds avenge founder's murder - Firstpost". firstpost.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
7. "Nayeemuddin involved in killing of IPS officer Vyas". Deccan Chronicle. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
8. "Row over naming of police building after K.S. Vyas". The Hindu. 21 April 2011.