Shri. R. Sri Kumar has done his B Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras (1970) and Master of Business Laws from National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2003)
Practice Details
He joined the Indian Police Service in 1973, after a brief stint in the Central Public Works Dept.
From 1973 to 1982, he served in various capacities in Uttar Pradesh in the districts of Fatehgarh, Azamgarh and Pratapgarh and in the Intelligence, Fire Services and Vigilance departments.
He worked as the Chief Security Officer of UPSRTC before coming to Karnataka on cadre transfer in April 1982.
He is also known for using technology to crack some of the most high-profile cases: the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the 1992 Harshad Mehta scam and the Abdul Karim Telgi fake stamp paper scam.
In 2010, he became Vigilance Commissioner at the Central Vigilance Commission.
He has been actively advocating mobile computing for filing complaints about corruption through Project Vigeye, launched by the Central Vigilance Commission with the objective of empowering citizens to report corruption in their neighborhood.
Vigeye provides a more user-friendly platform for interface between the CVC and the citizens who may have been victims at the hands of corrupt officials and who want to disclose information about such corrupt practices. Over 7,000 complaints had been received under Vigeye.
Areas of Expertise
Legal Matters & Litigation
Property & Matrimonial Disputes
Documentation & Registrations.
Awards & Certificates/Distinguished Positions
Sri Kumar has been decorated with the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service on the occasion of Republic Day (1989) and President's Police Medal for distinguished services on the occasion of Independence Day 1995.
He has been bestowed the distinguished alumnus award of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in January 2010.
He has also worked as the Chairman of Task Force on Internal Security, Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region, and as a social entrepreneur by launching a public charitable Trust called Indian Centre for Social Transformation.
He was its author & Fmr. Founder Trustee Demitted Central Vigilance Commission office as Vigilance Commissioner on 27-01-2014.
