R K Sinha | |
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MP of Rajya Sabha for Bihar | |
In office 10 April 2014 – 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Amarendra Dhari Singh |
Constituency | Bihar |
Personal details | |
Born | Buxar, Bihar, India | 22 September 1951
Political party | BJP |
Spouse | Shrimati Rita Kishore Sinha |
Children | 2 Rituraj Kishore Sinha / Revoli Sinha |
Profession | Rajya Sabha, otherwise retired |
Website |
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As of 20 December, 2016 Source:
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Ravindra Kishore Sinha, also known as RK Sinha (22 September 1951) is an Indian billionaire businessman, politician, philanthropist and journalist . [1] He is the founder of Security and Intelligence Services, a private security provider in India and Australia. [2] [3] [4]
Sinha is a graduate of Political Science and Law and started his career as a journalist. He created Security and Intelligence Services to help retired servicemen after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. [5]
Sinha was elected to the Rajya Sabha to represent Bihar State by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) as a Member of Parliament in the Indian Upper House in 2014. [6] [7]
In November 2017, an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in " Paradise Papers" where he was found to be clean chit and with no legal issues. [8] This reference did not appear to contain anything other than legal dealings. [9] [10]