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Kamal Attri | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | Asha Attri IAS |
| Police career | |
| Department | Punjab Police |
| Rank |  Director General of Police |
Kamal Attri is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1971 batch from the Punjab cadre, with over three decades of service in various capacities. He served as Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab. [1] [2]
He was appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab in February 2009. Before rising to the state’s top police post, he served in several key positions, including DGP-cum-Commandant General of the Punjab Home Guards and Director of Civil Defence, where he worked on strengthening auxiliary and community-orientated policing structures. As DGP, though his tenure lasted only about four months, he emphasised giving the Punjab Police a more humane face by improving public interaction, reviewing long-pending unsolved cases, and ensuring the welfare and morale of police personnel. [3] [4]
Earlier in his service, he worked as District Superintendent of Police at several postings across Punjab, where he gained wide-ranging field experience. He also served on deputation with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as Superintendent of Police, handling complex and sensitive cases, including terrorist-related offences. [5]
During his long police service, Kamal Attri initiated and developed several innovations in the Punjab Police. He raised the Special Wing of Punjab Police in 1990, which focused on technological upgradation. This included improvements like bulletproofing of vehicles, using bulletproof mobile morchas (patrol posts), IR torches, robots for handling live explosives, and mobile elevated police posts. As Punjab DGP (from February to June 2009), he oversaw security arrangements for the Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) elections, aimed at ensuring their peaceful conduct in a non-partisan way. He also presented a sophisticated security vehicle designed by the Punjab Police, a 'Low Carrier Vehicle' with a hydraulically raised bulletproof chamber equipped with two light machine guns, to be used in areas affected by militancy and insurgent threats. [5]