Ashwani Kumar (police officer)

Ashwani Kumar (15 November 1950 – 7 October 2020) was an IPS officer and politician. He was Governor of the Indian state of Nagaland, and for a short time Governor of Manipur during 2013.
He was the DGP of Himachal Pradesh from August 2006 to July 2008 and was the Director of CBI between 2 August 2008 and 30 November 2010.
Kumar committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on 7 October 2020, aged 69.