Here is the man behind Telgi probe

Notwithstanding such qualities, Puri did not hold many high-profile posts, partly, they say, due to an unwillingness to seek political help. From a superintendent in small towns to an obscure job in the Governor’s office, he spent most of his over three decades in the IPS as a reliable but behind-the-scenes official who kept his distance from the media. He had his big moment when he was appointed chief of the Food and Drugs Administration, after the Lentin Commission indicted the department for the J.J. Hospital tragedy (wherein many died due to the use of industrial glycerol).

Later, as head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Puri was instrumental in unearthing the MPSC scam, wherein exam papers were leaked. After retiring as DGP, when Puri was recalled by the HC to lead the Telgi probe, he had remarked that he was in a strange position, having been called upon to investigate his own colleagues. But, he said, he would tackle the job with a judicious mind.