T. J. Jacob is a police officer from

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, of the

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. He was a swimmer and retired as Deputy Inspector General.

Education

He completed his bachelor's degree from St. Thomas College, Palai. He was a swimmer and water polo player representing the University at the National level. In 1977 and 1978 he was the All India university Champion for Swimming.

Swimming career

After joining the CRPF he was adjudged the best swimmer at the 18th Inter-Range Aquatic Meet. He also participated in the Second Asian Swimming Championship held at

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, Korea in 1984. He also won medals for swimming at the All India Police Aquatic meet held in 1984. He represented India at the

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in 1984, winning the 200m butterfly stroke, silver medal. He was awarded the

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award for swimming for 1979–80.

Career

He was recruited in 1979 by the CRPF while still a student at St. Thomas College. He served almost 12 years representing CRPF and India in national and international aquatic meets, after which he was deputed to the SPG. In 2007, as a part of his second tenure with the SPG, he was part of the security detail for the Gandhi Family. He served as the principal of the CRPF's recruit training center in

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till June 2016. He was later appointed DIGP CRPF, at the Muzzafarpur Group Center. Towards the end of his career, he served his last 3 years with the CRPF as DIG Srinagar Sector.

Awards

In, 1999 while serving as AIG attached to the

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he was awarded the Police Medal and in 2008 during his second tenure with the SPG, he was awarded the

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Retirement

He retired from active service on 31 May 2020. He works as a coach with Thoppans Swimming Academy in Pala, which is run by him along with his brothers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob, T J 1957 births Living people Indian police officers People from Pala, Kerala Swimmers from Kerala