Soumen Mitra | |
|---|---|
| 38th Police Commissioner of Kolkata | |
| In office 8 February 2021[1] – 31 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Anuj Sharma, IPS |
| Succeeded by | Vineet Kumar Goyal |
| In office 13 April 2016 – 21 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Kumar, IPS |
| Succeeded by | Rajeev Kumar, IPS |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Education | B.A., M.A., M.Phil. |
| Alma mater | |
| Police career | |
| Service | Indian Police Service |
| Department | West Bengal Police Kolkata Police |
| Service years | 1988 - 2021 |
| Status | Retired |
| Rank |  Director General of Police |
| Badge no. | 19881066[2] |
| 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.
- ^ "Soumen Mitra takes charge as new Calcutta police commissioner". Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "IPS CIVIL LIST 2014". 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2021.