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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 State Police.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
Education
Kant holds a masters degree in political science.[5]
Personal life
Kant is married to Preeta Harit and has a son Rohan Harit.[6]
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.[4][5]
Prior to being appointed as the 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.[5]
References
- ↑ Anil Kant is new Kerala Police Chief. The Hindu(2021-06-30). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Anil Kant new Kerala police chief. The Indian Express(2021-06-30). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ Anil Kant succeeds Loknath Behera as new Kerala police chief. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anil Kant to be new police chief of Kerala. Hindustan Times(2021-06-30). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Anil Kant appointed as Kerala's new police chief. India Today. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ↑ സംസ്ഥാന പൊലീസ് മേധാവിയായി അനിൽ കാന്ത് | Madhyamam, ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം. www.madhyamam.com(2021-06-30). Retrieved 2021-07-01.