Mr.B.Ramaskandan, veteran police Officer is no more now. He is commonly called as RAMESH KANDAN since some journalists struggled to pronounce his name, when he was a station house officer.. My thoughts go back to his initial duty days. Still I cannot forget that in the year 1977-78, after receiving a distress phone call, he used to come by cycle, daringly alone immediately, and chased away the trouble mongers. You must see how they ran after seeing Mr.Ramaskandan! He had so many feathers on his cap, but I wish to mention very few that too small things.
In the year 1991,I assisted Mr.B.Ramaskandan, for general elections duty when he was station house officer at Grand Bazaar Police Station, Pondicherry which has some sensitive areas. As I was new to department and since he was a senior officer I played the fiddle in low key. Suddenly he turned towards me and asked,” why are you keeping quiet? Ask!” That was enough for me and I charged like a Spanish bull! We had good night patrolling also many times, very effectively. There is one more incident and it happened when he was S.P North. A girl, who worked as accounts manager in a company found some cash was missing in her office. When this girl approached my help, I advised her to contact B.Ramaskandan through his direct phone. She had done as I said and sought help. He immediately sent Police Officers to her office and worked out the case. They found that there was a secret place where people taken away the money! Not only as Inspector of Police but as Superintendent of Police also he maintained law & order in the most trouble prone areas where industrial areas and communal colonies situated and won the love of public. His sub ordinate men and officers liked him.
Mr.B.Rmaskandan joined Pondicherry Police force as Sub-Inspector of Police on 3.4.1976 and promoted as Inspector on 21.8.1993.He was promoted as Superintendent of Police on 6.10.2004.He was incharge of Indian Reserve Battalion also for some time and developed it. He was Special Branch SP during his last days.
Police service always is UNHEARD MELANCHOLY , and Mr.B.Rmaskandan cared many people even though they are poor. But he did not care himself. As a result, he was admitted in a hospital at Madras, where he died on 1.9.2010. His funeral was conducted with full Police respect and homage on 2.9.2010.Mr.Atul Kataria I.P.S, Sr.Supdt. of Police (L&O)was the first officer to attend and to inspect the same.
I attended traffic duty in front of the burial ground as a mark of respect to B.RAMASKANDAN, A VETERAN POLICE OFFICER, when his last “rounds” came to last.
