“A quintessential civil servant of soft demeanour yet steely resolve, soft spoken yet hard task master. A brilliant Police Officer and super Administrator – in Ved Marwah Sir, we have lost a legend,” tweeted Delhi Police, while paying tribute to one of the finest Bosses it ever had. Remembering its former commissioner Ved Marwah , twitter handle @delhipolice with hashtag tag DilKiPolice paid heartfelt condolences – We shall miss you Sir.
Retired IPS officer Ved Marwah breathed his last on Friday in Mapusa town of Goa where he was getting treatment from a private hospital. He was 87 year old. He took the charge of police commissioner when Delhi and its police was going through the worst situation. Its men were responsible for killing Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the city had seen the worst ever, post independence , killings of Sikhs arsoning and looting. Image of the police force was tarnished and was demoralised too because of inaction against rioting mobs. Initially he was tasked to inquire into police lapses but later after a short span of time, appointed its Chief. He took the challenge and led the force for three years , from 1985 to 1988 , as Commissioner.
Paying its tributes to legend , Prime Minister Narender Modi tweeted ,” Shri Ved Marwah Ji will be remembered for his rich contributions to public life. His unwavering courage always stood out during his career as an IPS officer. He was also a well respected public intellectual. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti”.
Meanwhile IPS Association tweeted ,” Shri Marwah’s works & life will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in peace! Our thoughts are with his family!”.
Shri Marwah was an officer of 1956 batch of Indian Police Service. Initially with Bengal cadre , he was transferred to Delhi Police. He was an alumnus of prestigious St.Stephens college of Delhi University. Ved Marwah was rewarded with the President’s Gallantry Medal for controlling riots in the area of Sadar Bazar in 1974 when he was Deputy Inspector General. He served Delhi Police in various capacities before becoming its Chief. After three years of tenure in Delhi Police , IPS Ved Marwah was appointed Chief of National Security Guards in 1988 and he served this elite force till 1990. Sh. Marwah was the third Director General of NSG.
Sri Marwah served as Governor of three states i.e Manipur (1999 to 2003), Mizoram (2000 to 2001) and Jharkhand (2003 to 2004). He also served as security adviser to the Governor of Jammu Kashmir and later on to the governor of Jharkhand.
