Manoj Malaviya is a 1986 batch

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officer who served as the Director General of

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from August 2021 to December 2023. He is now the State Police Advisor (SPA), West Bengal, an ex-cadre post equivalent to DGP rank. He has held several important positions in his career, including Additional Commissioner of the

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, and Deputy Commissioner of Police in Kolkata Police. He was promoted to the rank of Director General in 2017 and held the post till 2023.

Early life and education

Manoj was born in

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. His father is

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who is the Chancellor of

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. Manoj is a graduate in Psychology and Philosophy from the

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. He did his LLB from

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Career

Malaviya started his career in 1986 as a Sub-divisional Police Officer in Shantiniketan. He has also served in several positions, including as the

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, and

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districts. He has also served as Deputy Commissioner in the Detective Department of the

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. He was also the Additional Commissioner of the

in Delhi. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of

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and served as the Director General of

till December 2023 and was succeeded by Rajeev Kumar .

Awards

*In 2003, he has been awarded

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. *In 2022, he has been awarded the Chief Minister Police Medal for Outstanding Service.

References

External links

West Bengal Police
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