Manoj Abraham

IPS
Born (1971-06-03) June 3, 1971 (age 52)
Kottayam Melukavu, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Hyderabad, Osmania University
SpouseShyno
Police career
Country India
AllegianceIndian Police Service
DepartmentPolice Department
Service years27
StatusDirector of VACB
RankAdditional Director General of Police
Awards President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
Police Medal for Meritorious Service

Manoj Abraham (born 3 June 1971)[1] is an Indian Police Service officer and director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB).[2][3] He is a 1994 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and has the rank of Additional Director General of Police. He was the nodal officer of Kerala Police Cyberdome, the cyber security initiative of the Kerala Police.

Career

Abraham joined the Indian Police Service as an officer in 1994, drawn on the Kerala Cadre. His first post was assistant superintendent of Police in the Adoor and Kasaragod sub-divisions. After being promoted in 1998, he was posted in Pathanamthitta district and Kollam district. He was subsequently transferred to Kannur for four years, and then to Kerala Police Headquarters as Assistant Inspector General of Police. He worked for seven years as the Commissioner of Police for Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram. He is the emeritus head of Kerala Police Cyberdome. Currently he is serving as ADGP in Kerala.[3]

Awards and recognitions

Abraham has received awards for community policing initiatives and traffic reforms:

Year Category Institution or publication Result Notes Ref.
2009 Vocational Excellence Award Rotary International
2009 International Community Policing Award International Association of Chiefs of Police, USA Won [4]
2010 Significant Achievement Award Rotary International Won Notes [5]
2011 Man of the Decade Award People's Forum of Kochi Won For effective crime control and successful management of law and order in Kochi. [6]
2011 Police Medal for meritorious service. Law enforcement in India Won By the Indian President [7]
2020 Technology Leadership award Kerala Management Association Won By the Indian President [3]

Published works

References

  1. ^ "IPS : Query Result(s)". Disciplinary & Transparency Forum.
  2. ^ "Key postings made in Kerala Police". The Hindu. 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Kerala ADGP Manoj Abraham bags tech leadership award". Outlook India.
  4. ^ "Excellence award". The Hindu. 11 November 2009.
  5. ^ "A Gift for Traffic Personnal". The Hindu. 18 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Award presented to Manoj Abraham". The Hindu. 23 January 2011.
  7. ^ "President's Medal for 18 cops from Kerala". New Indian Express. 15 August 2011.
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