T. P. Senkumar (born 10 June 1957) is an Indian
lawyer and retired
police officer
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in the
Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj.
Along with the Indian Administrative Service (I ...
. He served as the State Police Chief of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
.
He was appointed the State Police Chief on 31 May 2015, replacing K. S. Balasubramaniam IPS, who retired on 31 May 2015. The request of Mahesh Kumar Singla IPS, who then later served as the
DGP,
Border Security Force
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, to be considered for the position, was turned down by the Cabinet. Senkumar had more than 2 years left before retirement, which was considered while making the appointment.
He was replaced by
Lokanath Behera
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 (DGP) of the Kerala State Police. He was the former Director of Vigilance in the state of Kerala ...
IPS, and transferred as head of the Police Housing Construction Corporation on 31 May 2016, by the then newly-elected
LDF government.
On 24 April 2017, the
Supreme Court of India ordered reinstatement of Senkumar as the State Police Chief. The government had to reappoint Senkumar as the State Police Chief again on 5 May 2017 .
Education
Senkumar completed his college education from
Christ College, Irinjalakuda
Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda is a Syro Malabar Catholic Church college run by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) in Irinjalakuda of Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Christ College is affiliated to The University of Calicut. It ...
. He holds a Postgraduate degree in Economics, and a degree in Law. Senkumar has submitted a thesis on road accidents to the
University of Kerala
University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...
, which was completed under the guidance of noted economist and Chairman of the State Finance Commission,
M. A. Oommen.
Career
Dr.T.P.Senkumar was born in Trichur district of Kerala. In 1980, completed Post Graduate in Economics from Dr.John Mathai Center, Calicut University, Department of Economics. In 1981 was enlisted to Indian Economic Service and joined Indian Economic Service. In 1983, was selected to Indian Police Service and joined Indian Police Service, Kerala cadre. After training, posted as ASP Thalasserry and Kannur. Promoted as SP and posted as Commandant of APTC and KAP I & III.
Posts Held:
1988 to 1991 - Supdt. of Police, Alappuzha & Kollam
1991 to 1995 - Served as ADC to Governor.
1995 to 1996 - Commissioner of Police, Kochi City.
1996 to 2000 - DIG Crime Branch CID.
2000 to 2001 - Vigilance officer, Excise Department.
2001 to 2004 - MD, KSBC & Addl. Excise Commissioner
2004 to 2005 - IG Vigilance & Director & MD KSBC
2005 to 2006 - IGP South Zone
2006 - Chief Investigating Officer, State Human Rights Commission
2006 to 2010 - Chairman & MD, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
2009 to 2011 - MD, KTDFC (Addl. charge)
2010 to 2012 - Transport Commissioner, Govt. of Kerala
2012 to 2013 - Addl. DGP (Intelligence), Kerala
2014 to 2015 - Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services, Kerala
2015 to 2016 - DGP & State Police Chief, Kerala
01/06/2016 - Removed from the post of DGP & State Police Chief of Kerala and downgraded to a lower post ie; KPHCC MD.
Went on HPL and fought against the illegal order of the state government.
01/02/2017 - Director General, IMG, Kerala
April/2017 - Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, pronounced a judgment
(Civil Appeal No.5227 of 2017 (Dr.T.P.Senkumar Vs Union of India & Others
017(2) KLT 453 to re-instate as
DGP & State Police Chief, Kerala
06/05/2017 to 30/06/2017 DGP & State Police Chief, Kerala
30/06/2017 - Retired from Service.
Got LLB degree from Kerala University and Ph.D from Kerala University on the thesis entitled “ROAD ACCIDENTS IN “KERALA – A SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY”."
Awards / Rewards
v 2002 – President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service
v 2009 – President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
v Received Meritorious Service Award from Govt. of Kerala for handling Perumon train accident with most effective way in 1988.
v Appreciation Letters for Investigation of important cases and Law &order situations.
v Published a service story named "Ente Police Jeevitham" (DC Books Publications) April/2019.
Medals and recognition
In 2009, Senkumar was awarded the
President's Medal for Distinguished Service.
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Indian police officers
People from Thrissur
20th-century Indian economists
20th-century Indian lawyers
People from Irinjalakuda
Scientists from Kerala
Civil Servants from Kerala