Senior IPS officer Rajiv Ratan died on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital here, official sources said.Ratan, an IPS officer of 1991 batch, aged about 60, was serving as Director General of Telangana Vigilance and Enforcement.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the sudden demise of Ratan, an official release said.The chief minister conveyed deep sympathies to the grieving family members, it said.

Ratan, headed the vigilance and enforcement inquiry, appointed by the state government on the Medigadda barrage (of Kaleshwaram project).