On 4th December 2020(Friday), Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away at the age of 66 at a Chennai hospital due to a lung-related ailment, Lakshadweep Resident Commissioner Asarpal Singh said.
Breaking News:- Administrator of Lakshadweep and former interlocutor to J&K, Dineshwar Sharma passes away#BREAKINGNEWS #administrator #JammuAndKashmir #dineshwarsharma
— Su-Niti News (@suniti_news) December 4, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Sharma and recognised his contributions in strengthening the security of the country during his policing career.
Administrator of Lakshadweep Shri Dineshwar Sharma Ji made long lasting contributions to India’s policing and security apparatus. He handled many sensitive counter terror and insurgency ops during his policing career. Anguished by his demise. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 4, 2020
He was appointed as the interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir in 2017 during the first term of the Narendra Modi-led government
On 23 October 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind had appointed former interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma as the Administrator of Lakshadweep.
A 1976-batch retired IPS officer of Kerala cadre, Sharma served as chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) from December 31, 2014 to May 2017.
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