Soumen Mitra

Soumen Mitra
Mitra as Commissioner of Police, 2021
38th Police Commissioner of Kolkata
In office 8 February 2021 – 31 December 2021
Preceded by	Anuj Sharma
Succeeded by	Vineet Kumar Goyal
In office 13 April 2016 – 21 May 2016
Preceded by	Rajeev Kumar
Succeeded by	Rajeev Kumar
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-16) 16 December 1961 (age 62)
Nationality	Indian
Education	B.A. M.A. M.Phil.
Alma mater	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Presidency College, Kolkata St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
Police career
Service	Indian Police Service
Department	West Bengal Police Kolkata Police
Service years	1988–2021
Status	Retired
Badge no.	19881066[1]
Awards	President's Police Medal (for Distinguished Service) Police Medal for Meritorious Service 50th Anniversary Independence Medal

Soumen Mitra (born 16 December 1961) is an Indian police officer, who served as the 38th Police Commissioner of Kolkata. Mitra started his police career as a probation officer in Darjeeling as part of the 1988 batch of police officers in the Indian Police Service. Throughout his career he served as a police superintendent in Barrackpore, Howrah and Murshidabad, and deputy commissioner of the detective department in Kolkata, where he led investigations into the 2002 attack on the American Culture Centre and the 2001 Kolkata Stock Exchange scam.

Mitra served as Police Commissioner of Kolkata twice, first appointed by the Election Commission of India in 2016 during the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections and again in 2021. His tenure during the 2016 elections is credited with facilitating a violence-free election. He was reappointed in 2021 by the West Bengal Government during that year's legislative assembly elections. Mitra continued in this role until his retirement in December 2021, receiving the Police Medal for outstanding service in August 2021. He is also known for his interest in heritage conservation, having helped restore several historical structures in Kolkata.