Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Oct 30: Ravi Praveen Noronha, a native of Shirva in Udupi district, has been selected for the prestigious Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2026 from the Bengaluru district in the complex/digital footprint category.
Born on March 16, 1974, Noronha has been a resident of Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, for over three decades. He has served in the private telecommunications industry for 25 years, rising from an officer to the rank of deputy general manager. His career spans roles in Jasmine Telia Mobile, Airtel, Reliance, Tata Docomo, and Tata Tele Business Services.
Noronha has been chosen for the top state honour in recognition of his selfless service to national and state law enforcement agencies. For over two decades, he has worked as a nodal officer providing critical technical assistance to the Karnataka State Police (KSP), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) without accepting any remuneration from the government or authorities.
Maintaining strict confidentiality as per Supreme Court directives, Noronha specializes in call detail records (CDR), live location tracking, and call interception. His technical expertise has been instrumental in cracking some of Karnataka's most high-profile and sensitive cases.
According to his service records, he provided vital technical support in the murder investigations of Prashanth Poojary in Moodbidri, Vinayak Baliga in Mangaluru, Deepak Rao in Surathkal, Yogesh Gowda in Hubballi, R N Nayak in Karwar, Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru, and the Mangaluru prison double murder. He also provided expert testimony in NIA bomb blast cases, including the Coimbatore blast.
Beyond backend technical support, Noronha has voluntarily appeared before courts across Karnataka to provide expert technical evidence in over 250 cases under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, thereby facilitating swift justice. He has also conducted special cybercrime detection workshops for police personnel at the Mysuru, Mangaluru, Belagavi, and Hubballi commissionerates.
Prior to the state honour, his exceptional contributions to law and order have been commended by top police brass, including former Bengaluru city police commissioners Jyothi Prakash Mirji and Sunil Kumar, as well as district superintendents of police in Mangaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, and Hubballi.