Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma passes away

Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma, who was the former interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2017, has passed away. He was 66.
Sharma, a 1976-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Kerala cadre, was appointed as the Administrator of the Union Territory in October 2019.
Prior to this, Sharma also served as the 25th Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) in 2014.
Sharma was awarded the prestigious Indian Police Medal for the meritorious service in 1997 followed by the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003.