Lokanath Behera

Lokanath Behera
IPS
Alma mater Utkal University
Awards President's Medal for Distinguished Service

Police career

Current status Director General of Police
Department Kerala Police
Badge number 19851041[1]
Country Indian Police Service
Rank Director General of Police

Lokanath Behara is an officer in the Indian Police Service, who has been appointed as the Kerala State Police Chief and DGP (Law & Order).He was appointed to the position replacing T.P.Senkumar, who was appointed as the head of the Police Housing Construction Corporation,[2] following the new LDF governments election victory.[3] Behera is from Odisha.[4]

Education

Behera holds a Masters degree in Geology from Utkal University.

Career

Behera was appointed to the IPS in 1985 and is a part of the Kerala cadre.[4] He started his career as an ASP, in Kerala and also served as DCP in Kochi and Commissioner of Police 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.[5] At the NIA, he headed the Terror Financing and Fake Currency specialized cell of the NIA.[6] Prior to being appointed as the DGP of Kerala, he served as Director, Kerala Fire & Rescue Services.[4] He was a part of the team that traveled to the United States to question David Headley in 2010.[7]

Awards

While on deputation at the NIA, Behera was awarded the Presidents Medal for Distinguished Services in 2009.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "IPS Civil List 2014". dtf.in. Disciplinary & Transparency forum. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Behera replaces Senkumar as Kerala police chief, Jacob Thomas to head vigilance". Malayala Manorama. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Police top brass shakeup: Behra is state DGP". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "IPS Civil List.". mha.nic.in. Ministry of Home Affairs.
  5. ↑ "Lokanath Behera". Secure Cities 2015. Security Watch India. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jury members for the LEA awards". DSCI. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sushilkumar Shinde rubbishes allegations of manipulating Ishrat Jahan case file". India Today. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "2009 PMDS awardees" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Government of India. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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