Lokanath Behera
Loknath Behera | |
|---|---|
| Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – Incumbent | |
| State Police Chief of Kerala | |
| In office 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | T. P. Senkumar IPS |
| Succeeded by | Anil Kant IPS |
| State Police Chief of Kerala | |
| In office 1 June 2016 – 6 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | T. P. Senkumar IPS |
| Succeeded by | T. P. Senkumar IPS |
| Director, Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau, Kerala | |
| In office 1 April 2017 – 15 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Thomas IPS |
| Succeeded by | N. C. Asthana IPS |
| Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services, Kerala | |
| In office 1 June 2015 – 8 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | T. P. Senkumar IPS |
| Succeeded by | Rishi Raj Singh IPS |
| Director General of Kerala Fire and Rescue Services | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1961 |
| Occupation | Police officer |
| Police career | |
| Department | Kerala Police |
| Service years | 1985–2021 |
| Status | Retired DGP |
| Rank | Director General of Police |
| Batch | 1985 |
| Cadre | Indian Police Service (Kerala Cadre) |
| Awards | President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service |
Loknath Behera (born 17 June 1961) is a retired Indian Police Service (I.P.S.) officer. He was state police chief and director general of police of the Kerala State Police, and is 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. Behera is from Odisha. He was one of the founding members of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He was also instrumental in modernizing the Kerala police, equipping it with modern vehicles and state-of-the-art small arms and non-lethal weaponry.
He was reappointed as managing director of Kochi Metro on 28 August 2021 by the government of Kerala.