HYDERABAD: As a young IPS officer working in Maharashtra, VV Lakshminarayana used to be so guarded about his movements that he would often leave behind his official car and take a bus. The purpose: be invisible to the enemy and retain the surprise element.The CBI joint director, who is now investigating the Jagan wealth case, believes in the credo ‘don’t let the left hand know what the right is up to.’ He is thorough when it comes to legal documentation for his cases. Those who know Lakshminarayana say he is a low-key man who just happens to be at the helm of high profile probes.Born and brought up in Srisailam in Kurnool district, Lakshminarayana is the son of a retired government engineer. After his schooling, he moved to Regional Engineering College in Warangal to complete his BE in mechanical engineering. He opted for IPS and was allotted the Maharashtra cadre.He is remembered for his stint as SP of Nanded. He then worked in the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad.Keen to work for the CBI, he opted to be deputed to the agency. He was posted as DIG in Hyderabad on June 12, 2006. “He is a low-key man who is pleasant and friendly. But when it comes to his work, he reveals no information except to his bosses in Delhi,’’ said an a fellow officer who knows Lakshminarayana.Sources say that though Lakshminarayana was posted to head the local CBI unit for a period of five years, his bosses in Delhi extended his tenure by another two years. He received his Indian Police Medal in 2006."He feels strongly about corruption. His plus point is his handling of legal issues, especially documentation (since in all the cases he has investigated, the documents seized ran into thousands of pages). He does not get bogged down by work pressure.’’Lakshminarayana is very attached to his school and college. In fact, a day after the High Court directed the CBI to probe the Jagan and Emaar cases, the 1990 batch IPS officer was away in Warangal to attend a reunion of his batch at REC.
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