Summary
Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan (15 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was an Indian forensic expert, writer and a former director of the Department of Forensics Sciences of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2] He was best known for his contributions in the investigations in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.[3][4]
Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan | |
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| Born | 15 April 1934 Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 11 July 2017 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Forensic expert |
| Known for | investigation of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2000)[1] |
Born on 15 April 1934[5] at Nagapattinam, a coastal town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Chandra Sekharan secured his graduate and post-graduate degrees from Annamalai University and did doctoral research to obtain a PhD in forensic science from the University of Madras in 1986.[citation needed] He was the president of the Forensics International and has published several articles on the subject of forensics, including Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization,[6] and Forensic science--as is what is[7] and a monograph, Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification.[8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2000, for his contributions to society.[1] He was married to Evelyn and the couple had a daughter, Meena.[citation needed]
Chandra Sekharan died on 11 July 2017, following a brief illness.[9]
Awards and honors edit
State honors:[1]
Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honor (2000)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Assassin wore bomb strapped to her waist". The Baltimore Sun. 24 May 1991. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Human Bomb -- How Assassin Killed Gandhi - And Herself". The Seattle Times. 24 May 1991. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Assassin Greeted Gandhi With a Bomb on Her Back". Los Angeles Times. 24 May 1991. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences". proceedings of Third Indo Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. State Library - New South Wales. 1990. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ P. Chandra Sekharan (1986). "Studies on certain forensic aspects of skull identification and individualization". ResearchGate.
- ^ Chandra Sekharan P. , Damodaran C (1987). "Forensic science--as is what is". Forensic Science Society of India: 392.
- ^ P. Chandra Sekharan (2011). Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification. Anand Publications. p. 144. ISBN 9788184657173. OCLC 794543505.
- ^ "Forensic expert Prof P Chandra Sekharan passes away". India Today. 11 July 2017.
External links edit
- Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad (2016). "Indira Gandhi I knew". The Herald of India. Retrieved 27 May 2016.