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Soumen Mitra
Soumen Mitra | |
|---|---|
| 38th Police Commissioner of Kolkata | |
| In office 8 February 2021 – 31 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Anuj Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Vineet Kumar Goyal |
| In office 13 April 2016 – 21 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Rajeev Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Rajeev Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
| Police career | |
| Service | Indian Police Service |
| Department | West Bengal Police Kolkata Police |
| Service years | 1988–2021 |
| Status | Retired |
| Badge no. | 19881066[1] |
| 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 Service officer of the 1988 batch[2] and was allotted the West Bengal cadre[3]. He was the 38th Police Commissioner of Kolkata[4]. Mitra started his police career as a probationary officer in Darjeeling. After his probationary period , Mitra served as ASP (Operations) Darjeeling, SDPO Barrackpore with additional charge as ADC to the Governor of West Bengal, Addl. SP Murshidabad, Addl. SP Asansol, Dy Commissioner of Police (Special), Detective Department Kolkata Police, SP Murshidabad, SC Nort Division, Kolkata, SP Howrah, Dy Commissioner of Police, Detective Department Kolkata Police, Jt CP (Organisation) Kolkata Police, DIG CID, DIG Presidency Range, IGP CID, Addl. CP Kolkata Police with additional charge as MD Kolkata Police Housing & Infrastructure Development Corp Ltd., Spl CP Kolkata Police, ADG CID, Commissioner of Police Kolkata, ADG Training Branch with additional charge as Advisor, WBSEDCL & Director WBPH&IDCL. and again Commissioner of Police Kolkata. AS DC DD he led investigations into the 2002 attack on the American Culture Centre by terrorists and in 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 secondly appointed by the Government of West Bengal in 2021. He received huge accolades from the media and common people for conducting free & fair elections in Kolkata without any violence during his tenures as CP in the two Assembly Elections of 2016 and 2021[5]. Mitra retired on 31 December 2021 as CP Kolkata. Post superannuation, Government of West Bengal appointed him as Director, Training of WBP for 2 years[6]. He is the recipient of the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service, the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service[7], the Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Outstanding Service[8] and the Anirudh Bhargava INTACH Environmental Award[9]. He is also known for his keen interest in heritage conservation, having helped restore several historical structures of Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police.
- ^ "IPS CIVIL LIST 2014". 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Soumen Mitra News Photo Soumen Mitra". timesofindia.com.
- ^ "No.I-21023/04/2011-IPS-IV - Government of India - Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). ips.gov.in. 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Soumen Mitra becomes new Kolkata Police Commissioner". 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Arakh". Desh (magazine) (in Bengali). Desh (magazine): page. 14-16. 17 May 2016
- ^ "West Bengal: Soumen Mitra appointed as Officer on Special Duty and Director, Training in rank of DGP".
- ^ "PRESIDENT'S POLICE MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE" (PDF).
- ^ "Kolkata top cop Soumen Mitra to receive CM's medal for outstanding service".
- ^ "Environmental award for Kolkata CP Soumen Mitra".
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