Lokanath Behera | |
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| Born | 17 June 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | |
| Police career | |
| Country |  India |
| Allegiance | Indian Police Service |
| Department | Kerala Police |
| Status | Retired |
| Rank | Director general of police |
| Badge no. | 19851041[1] |
| Awards |  President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service |
Lokanath 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.[2] 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.[3]
He was reappointed as managing director of Kochi Metro on 28 August 2021 by the government of Kerala.[4]
- ^ "IPS Civil List 2014". dtf.in. Disciplinary & Transparency forum. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Kerala Government issues order to reinstate Senkumar as DGP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Loknath Behera retires as SPC today". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Retired top cop Loknath Behera takes charge as Kochi Metro MD". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2021.