Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan
| Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 15, 1934 Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Forensic expert |
| Known for | Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Pakkiriswamy Chandra Sekharan (born 1934) is an Indian forensic expert, writer and a former director of the Department of Forensics Sciences of the Government of Tamil Nadu.[1] He was best known for his contributions in the investigations in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case.[2][3]
Born on 15 April 1934[4] at Nagapattinam, a coastal town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Shekharan 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. He is 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,[5] and Forensic science--as is what is[6] and a monograph, Lip forensics : forensic cheiloscopy for crime investigation and criminal identification : labial structure for personal appearance identification and personal identification.[7] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2000, for his contributions to society.[8] He is married to Evelyn and the couple has a daughter, Meena.
See also
References
- ↑ "Assassin wore bomb strapped to her waist". The Baltimore Sun. 24 May 1991. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Human Bomb -- How Assassin Killed Gandhi - And Herself". The Seattle Times. 24 May 1991. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Assassin Greeted Gandhi With a Bomb on Her Back". Los Angeles Times. 24 May 1991. Retrieved May 27, 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 September 19, 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.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
External links
- Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad (2016). "Indira Gandhi I knew". The Herald of India. Retrieved May 27, 2016.