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P. Srinivas

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Pandillapalli Srinivas (September 12, 1954 – November 10, 1991) was an Indian Forest Service officer (Deputy Conservator of Forests, Karnataka), who was beheaded by Veerappan with whom he had gone to visit, with the hope of getting him to surrender. He was awarded a Kirti Chakra (second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards), for his sacrifice. At the time of his death he served as Assistant Commander of Special Task Force(STF) established to capture Veerappan. Srinivas was a highly successful visionary who helped the villagers of Karnataka, by paving roads and connecting settlements. He provided drinking water channels to tribal regions, and initiated a mobile dispensary unit to assist the poor with medical services. He constructed more than 40 homes for the homeless with his own salary, started afforestation drives, and spread awareness about wildlife and the environment among the villagers. He also rehabilitated and reformed around 120 rebels.