Background
He was born in Lautoka, Fiji and was a police officer from 1953 to 1965.
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Rishi Shankar
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Education
He then studied law at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Career
He re-joined the police force on return to Fiji but in 1974 joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In 1976, he left government service to set up a law firm in Ba. He served as Nadi Town Councillor between 1982 and 1985.
He was one of the coalition members not detained during the coup as he was not present in Parliament when it was stormed by armed soldiers led by Sitiveni Rabuka.
He later managed to escape to New Zealand.
