Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Shashi Tharoor Mourns Kerala-Born Odisha IPS Officer Shefeen Ahamed
Shefeen Ahamed was a senior police officer from Kerala who worked in Odisha.
He died at age 50 after being ill with cancer for a long time.
He passed away in a hospital in Hyderabad while receiving treatment.
At the time, he was an Inspector General of Police in Odisha's Crime Branch.
Shashi Tharoor knew him from his time working in Thiruvananthapuram.
Tharoor said Ahamed was kind, smart, polite and modest.
Ahamed joined the Indian Police Service in 2003 and worked in policing for more than 20 years.
Odisha Police also remembered him for his honesty, dedication and cybercrime work.
IPS officer Shefeen Ahamed K died at age 50 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Ahamed was serving as Inspector General of Police, CID-Crime Branch, Odisha.
He died at a private hospital in Hyderabad while receiving treatment.
Shashi Tharoor remembered Ahamed as thoughtful, courteous, highly capable and humble.
Odisha Police praised his dedication and contributions to cybercrime investigation.
- Who
- Shefeen Ahamed K, an Odisha-cadre IPS officer, died at age 50; Shashi Tharoor and Odisha Police mourned him.
- What
- Ahamed died after a prolonged battle with cancer while serving as Inspector General of Police, CID-Crime Branch, Odisha.
- When
- He died on Monday, according to the report.
- Where
- He died at a private hospital in Hyderabad; he was a native of Thiruvananthapuram and served in Odisha.
- Why
- He died while undergoing treatment for cancer.
- Age
- 50
- Police position
- Inspector General of Police, CID-Crime Branch, Odisha
- Cause of death
- Prolonged battle with cancer
- Place of death
- A private hospital in Hyderabad
- IPS batch
- 2003
- Key expertise
- Cybercrime investigation and Crime Branch operations
- Education
- College of Engineering, Trivandrum