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'''G. Raghava Reddy''' (born 1928) is a retired [[Indian Police Service]] officer, who is also known for his innovative farming.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/07/10/stories/101003m4.htm |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |title=Green thumbs up |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105051251/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/07/10/stories/101003m4.htm |archive-date=2012-11-05 }}</ref> He was the main investigator on the famous case against communist leader [[T. Nagi Reddy]].
In his long career as a police official, he served in many departments such as chief of corps of detectives.<ref>{{citation
|title = Raghava Reddy Gongidi
|last = Raghava
|first = G.
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081203232605/http://www.gongidi.com/
|archive-date = 2008-12-03
}}</ref>

==T. Nagi Reddy Case==
T. Nagi Reddy was a popular [[Naxalite|communist]] leader, who was convicted of waging war against state.<ref name=officer>{{citation
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080622162349/http://www.gongidi.com/officer.html
|archive-date = 2008-06-22
}}</ref> He was caught, along with his twenty-two colleagues, before he could act. Raghava was the main investigator on this case, which involved more than 325 witnesses. Nagi Reddy and other accused were convicted. Nagi Reddy jumped [[bail]] and later died a natural death,<ref name=officer /> whereas the twenty-two other men convicted served their jail term.<ref name=officer />
<ref>{{citation|title=Success in the face of adversity
|last=Pradesh
|first=Andhra
|date=2007-03-18
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
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|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

==Awards==
For his meritorious service, he was awarded the President Police medal for distinguished service in 1982 and the Indian police medal for meritorious service in 1972.<ref name=officer/>
After thirty years of service, he retired in 1986 as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police]].<ref name=officer/>

==Retirement==
He continues to guide a number of police academies across nation. His memoirs, ''As I look back'' has been used by police research bodies.<ref>{{citation
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G. Raghava Reddy is also known as a successful farmer.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/24/stories/2003032400720100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030901010347/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/24/stories/2003032400720100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2003-09-01 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Waking up to herbal wealth | date=2003-03-24}}</ref> He has deep interests in various agricultural practices, such as turning barren land into a lush farm.<ref>{{citation
|title=Waking up to herbal wealth
|last=Maheshwari
|first=R. Uma
|date=2003-03-24
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/24/stories/2003032400720100.htm
|access-date=2009-06-29
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215064705/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/24/stories/2003032400720100.htm
|archive-date=15 February 2011
|url-status=usurped
}}</ref> This farm has been cited in many news papers.<ref>[http://thehindubusinessline.com/2003/04/12/stories/2003041202111700.htm The Hindu Business Line : Herbal market poised for healthy growth]</ref>

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