New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) Expressing deep anguish over the demise of Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that he served the nation as a dedicated officer of the Indian Police Service.

Taking to twitter, he said “Deeply anguished to learn about the passing away of Administrator of Lakshadweep Shri Dineshwar Sharma ji. He served the nation with utmost devotion as a dedicated officer of the Indian Police Service”.

My heartfelt condolences to his family in this hour of grief. Om Shanti, he added in his tweet message.

Mr Sharma, 66, was admitted to the hospital in Chennai.

Prior to his appointment as the Administrator of Lakshwadeep in October last year, Dineshwar Sharma also served as the central government's interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast.

An IPS officer of Kerala cadre, Dineshwar Sharma joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1979. He joined the Intelligence Bureau as Assistant Director in January 1991 and later promoted to as the 25th Director of IB in 2014.

During his service, he handled a number of important assignments including counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

Mr Sharma was also appointed an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir in 2017. In this role, he held dialogues with the elected representatives, various organisations and concerned individuals in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was recipient of the prestigious Indian Police Medal for the meritorious service in 1997 followed by the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003.



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