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'''Beladamadu Gangadhar Jyothi Prakash Mirji''' (born 21 November 1953) is an Indian Police officer who served as the [[Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City|Commissioner]] of [[Bangalore City Police]] from 2 May 2011 to 5 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bcp.gov.in/past_commissioners.aspx | title=Past Commissioners of Bangalore City Policy | publisher=Bangalore City Police Commissionerate | accessdate=5 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719174035/http://bcp.gov.in/past_commissioners.aspx | archive-date=19 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Law-and-order-tops-new-chief-Mirjis-list/articleshow/8147353.cms | title=Law and order tops new chief Mirji's list | work=The Times of India | date=3 May 2011 | accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref> He joined as Deputy Superintendent of Police later getting promoted to the [[Indian Police Service]]. He retired as the Principal Secretary of the Home department, [[Government of Karnataka]].He is well known for spearheading the operation to tackle down the dreaded forest brigand [[Veerappan]], as the chief of the Karnataka Special Task Force.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2123/stories/20041119005800400.htm | title=The end of Veerappan | publisher=Frontline | date=6 November 2004 | accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/21/stories/2004102117210400.htm | title=Lack of support forced Veerappan to flee: Mirji | date=21 October 2004 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=5 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/inside-story-final-days-of-the-operation-that-killed-most-wanted-bandit-veerappan/1/195694.html | title=Death of an outlaw | publisher=India Today | date=5 November 2011 | accessdate=5 July 2016 | author=Stephen David}}</ref> Mirji was rewarded with the President's Vishisht Seva Medal in 2008, a Police Medal for meritorious and distinguished service.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-beladamadu-mirji-is-new-bangalore-top-cop-shankar-bidari-shunted-out-1538835 | title=Beladamadu Mirji is New Bangalore Top Cop | publisher=DNA | accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/07/28/stf-personnel-rewarded-for-putting-end-to-veerappan-menace-1154075735.html | title=STF personnel rewarded for putting end to Veerappan menace | work=Oneindia | date=28 July 2006 | accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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