Anil Kant

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{{short description| Indian Police Service officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date= June 2021}}
{{Infobox police officer
| honorific_prefix = [[Director general of police|DGP]]
| name = Anil Kanth

| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
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| department = [[Kerala Police]]
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| badgenumber = 10663221
| country = {{IND}}
| allegiance = [[Indian Police Service]]
| rank = Director General of Police
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|birth_place=[[Delhi]], [[India]]}}

'''Anil Kant''' is an [[Indian Police Service]] (I.P.S.) officer. He is the State Police Chief and [[Director General of Police]] (DGP) of the [[Kerala Police|Kerala State Police]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-06-30|title=Anil Kant is new Kerala Police Chief|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/anil-kant-is-new-kerala-police-chief/article35050149.ece|access-date=2021-06-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Anil Kant new Kerala police chief|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/anil-kant-new-kerala-police-chief-7382709/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Anil Kant succeeds Loknath Behera as new Kerala police chief|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/anil-kant-succeeds-loknath-behera-as-new-kerala-police-chief-1.5792215|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> He was the former Road Safety Commissioner in Kerala. He is the first [[Dalit]] officer on the chief post in the police department of Kerala. Kant is from [[Delhi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-30|title=Anil Kant to be new police chief of Kerala|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/anil-kant-to-be-new-police-chief-of-kerala-101625047479916.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== Education ==
Kant holds a masters degree in political science.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=|first1=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=Anil Kant appointed as Kerala's new police chief|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anil-kant-appointed-as-kerala-new-police-chief-1821181-2021-06-30|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kant is married to Preeta Harit and has a son Rohan Harit.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ലേഖകൻ|first=മാധ്യമം|date=2021-06-30|title=സംസ്ഥാന പൊലീസ് മേധാവിയായി അനിൽ കാന്ത് {{!}} Madhyamam|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/anil-kant-is-the-state-police-chief-817085|access-date=2021-07-01|website=www.madhyamam.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kant is a 1988 batch IPS officer.He started his career in the Kerala cadre as an assistant superintendent in Wayanad district. He also served in Thiruvananthapuram rural and Railway in the same position. He also served as the chief of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Prisons and Correctional Services and Fire Force.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Prior to being appointed as the [[Director general of police|DGP]] of the [[Kerala Police]], he served as Road Safety Commissioner.

== Awards ==
Kant was awarded the President's police medal for meritorious services and also received Badge of Honour in 2018 for the successful conduct of All India Police Games.<ref name=":1" />

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