Lokanath Behera

Lokanath Behera (born 17 June 1961) is an Indian Police Service (I.P.S.) officer. He is the current State Police Chief and Director General of Police (DGP) of the Kerala State Police. He was the former Director of Vigilance in the state of Kerala, after T. P. Senkumar IPS was reappointed as the Kerala State Police Chief and Director General of Police following the verdict of the honorable Supreme Court of India.[2] Behera is from Odisha.[3]

Lokanath Behera

IPS
Born (1961-06-17) 17 June 1961
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Police career
Country India
AllegianceIndian Police Service
DepartmentKerala Police
StatusState Police Chief
RankDirector General of Police
Badge no.19851041[1]
Awards President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service

Education

Behera holds a master's degree in Geology from Utkal University.

Career

Behera was appointed to the IPS in 1985 and is a part of the Kerala cadre.[3] He started his career as an ASP, in Kerala and also served as Commissioner of Police in Kochi and DCP in Thiruvananthapuram.

He was then appointed as SP and later DIG in the Central Bureau of Investigation. He was involved in the investigation of sensitive cases such as the Graham Staines murder case, Purulia arms drop case, Mumbai serial blast case, etc.

In 2009, he joined the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and was one of the founder members.[4] At the NIA, he headed the Terror Financing and Fake Currency specialized cell of the NIA.[5]

Prior to being appointed as the DGP of the Kerala Police, he served as Director, Kerala Fire And Rescue Services.[3] He was a part of the team that traveled to the United States to question David Headley in 2010.[6]

Awards

While on deputation at the NIA, Behera was awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2009.[7]

References
  1. "IPS Civil List 2014". dtf.in. Disciplinary & Transparency forum. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. "Kerala Government issues order to reinstate Senkumar as DGP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. "IPS Civil List". mha.nic.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. "Lokanath Behera". Secure Cities 2015. Security Watch India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. "Jury members for the LEA awards". DSCI. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. "Sushilkumar Shinde rubbishes allegations of manipulating Ishrat Jahan case file". India Today. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  7. "2009 PMDS awardees" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Government of India. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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