Anil Kant, a retired

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service (IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...

(I.P.S.) officer, served as the State Police Chief and Director General of Police of Kerala. He was the former Road Safety Commissioner in Kerala. He is the first

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officer on the chief post in the police department of Kerala. Kant is from

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Education

Kant holds a

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Political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Personal life

Kant is married to Preeta Harit and has a son Rohan. He is son of Late Rumal Singh and Shankuntala.

Career

Kant is a 1988 batch IPS officer. He started his career in the Kerala cadre as an assistant superintendent in

Kalpetta Kalpetta is a city and town and Grade 2 municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of the Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is surrounded by dense coffee ...

, in

Wayanad district Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, ...

. He also served in Thiruvananthapuram rural and Railway in the same position. Provided distinguished services as

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

City Police Commissioner and SP in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and ...

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

, as also served in State Crime Branch and Special Branch as IG. He also served as the chief of

Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Kerala (VACB) is an agency of Government of Kerala constituted to investigate offences of bribery and corruption falling within the purview of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the state of Kerala. The V ...

, Prisons and Correctional Services and Fire and Rescue Services. Prior to being appointed as the DGP of the

Kerala Police The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, ...

, he served as Road Safety Commissioner. He was chosen by

Pinarayi Vijayan Pinarayi Vijayan (; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian politician who has served as the List of chief ministers of Kerala, Chief Minister of Kerala since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), politburo ...

, the

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, after a cabinet meeting. Notably, Kant made history as the first

officer to hold the esteemed chief post within the Kerala police department.

Awards

Kant was awarded the

President's Police Medal The President's Police Medal is a decoration awarded to members of law enforcement in India. Established on 1 March 1951, the medal was originally called the President's Police and Fire Service Medal. The medal is awarded for either gallantry or di ...

for meritorious services and also received

Badge of Honour The Badge of Honour, accompanied by the King's Certificate and Badge of Honour, is a civil award previously presented by the governments of British colonies and protectorates, and now by British Overseas Territories, to recognise loyal and valua ...

in 2018 for the successful conduct of All India Police Games.

References

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