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Dineshwar Sharma former IPS officer Kerala 1979 batch, who is presently posted as Administrator of Lakshadweep (UT Administrator) Government of India passed away. He served as Director of Intelligence Bureau. During his service, he handled a number of sensitive assignments including counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. He was also appointed an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir in 2017. In this role, he held dialogues with stakeholders in Jammu&Kashmir. He was also awarded the prestigious Indian Police Medal for the meritorious service in 1997 followed by the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Lakshadweep administrator- “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,” the Prime Minister tweeted.