Goa's Director General of Police Pranab Nanda died of cardiac arrest in New Delhi on Saturday morning, a senior official said. Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh confirmed Nanda's death. He was on a Delhi visit after attending official functions in Goa on Friday.
"We were informed by his family that Nanda is no more. He died due to cardiac arrest. It's shocking," he said.
The 1988-batch IPS officer was transferred to Goa on February 25, this year by Ministry of Home Affairs. He has served in a number of places including Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi while in the state cadre.
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Pranab Nanda, whose wife Sundari, has also served as Director-General of Police of Puducherry, was attached to the Intelligence Bureau for nearly two decades before he was posted as DGP of the coastal state earlier this year. During his tenure in Intelligence Bureau (IB), he has handled VVIP Security in India and abroad, dealt with counter-insurgency and militancy in the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram. He was also posted to the Embassy of India, Kabul, Afghanistan where he handled the security of Indians and projects being implemented by the Government of India in Afghanistan.
He was a recipient of Indian Police Medal of Meritorious Service, President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Special Duty Medal for the hard area and 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal.
Condoling the death, BJP leader and former Member of Parliament Narendra Sawaikar tweeted, "Saddened by the news of demise of Director General of Goa Police Shri Pranab Nanda (IPS). My prayers are with his family. Om Shanti".
(With PTI inputs)
